The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said his responsibility in the current political contest is to keep opposition leaders under pressure and ensure they do not feel comfortable.
Wike stated this on Friday while speaking to journalists during an inspection of ongoing infrastructure projects in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The minister, who spoke about the state of the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections, said the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party had made it difficult to identify a formidable leading opposition party.
He said, “I’ve told you there is no position. What do you have people who are not trying to see whether they can be relevant? Who’s the opposition leader now? Ordinarily, it would have been PDP, but because of the crisis we have had, you can’t see a formidable party that you call a leading opposition party.
“So, whatever they feel, it’s none of my business. I don’t want them to feel well. It’s not my wish that they should feel well.
“My business is to make them not to feel well all the days. Because they will have high blood pressure. Yes, that’s my job.
“Your business is to make sure you beat him thoroughly. So that he will be sick all through. And that’s what we are doing to them.”
