Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has dismissed allegations that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is waging war on opposition parties under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Speaking to select journalists in Abuja on Friday, April 3, 2026, Wike reflected on his own turbulent history with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He insisted the APC is not plotting to forge a one-party state, countering recent accusations amid ongoing political tensions.
The claims intensified after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) de-recognized the David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership and the rival Nafiu Gombe faction, citing a March 12 Appeal Court judgment and pending Federal High Court litigation.
Wike downplayed the current uproar, noting that opposition woes today are minor compared to the fierce battles he endured during the late President Muhammadu Buhari’s era.
“It’s not correct that the current ruling party is killing the opposition, and I take exceptions to that,” Wike said.
“If there was anybody tormented by a government, it was me, and I never ran away. I was personally haunted under Buhari.”
“We fought Modu Sheriff. We won at the federal high court. That victory was one of the reasons the government sent the SSS to impound Justice Leman at the federal high court.
“But I never ran away. I hired lawyers, and the matter went to the Supreme Court. That’s how we threw out Modu Sheriff.”
Wike also said claims that the Tinubu administration is harassing opposition parties are misleading.
“Under Buhari, this is what they did to kill PDP. All these people shouting… it is only when it does not favor you,” he said.
The former Rivers governor noted that both ruling and opposition parties often look for loopholes to gain political advantage.
“If you are an opposition party, you know the government or the ruling party will always look for a loophole. That is politics,” Wike said.
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