The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he is not interested in serving as the Director-General of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign council for the 2027 presidential election because of the challenges associated with the role.
Mr Wike, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) serving in the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government, said history has shown that presidential campaign directors-general often lose their states while focusing on national campaigns.
The minister stated this on Saturday while addressing journalists during an inspection of the Apo-Karshi and Kubwa-Bwari roads in Abuja.
He referenced examples from the 2015, 2019 and 2023 elections, when campaign directors-general of presidential candidates lost their states to opposition parties.
For the 2015 and 2019 elections, Mr Wike mentioned Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transportation, who served as Director-General of Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential campaign in both elections.
