{"id":67217,"date":"2025-06-03T15:28:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T15:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=67217"},"modified":"2025-06-03T15:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T15:28:21","slug":"wike-may-insult-you-soon-abati-cautions-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/03\/wike-may-insult-you-soon-abati-cautions-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wike May Insult You Soon, Abati Cautions Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Samuel Adeola<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Veteran journalist and former presidential spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abati, has warned President Bola Tinubu to tread carefully in his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, cautioning that Wike\u2019s track record suggests he may eventually turn against the President.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on The Morning Show on Arise TV on Tuesday, Abati described Wike as \u201crude, disrespectful, and self-serving,\u201d alleging that he has a history of publicly disparaging political mentors who played pivotal roles in his rise to power.<\/p>\n<p>Abati referenced the former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who, according to him, helped Wike ascend from local government chairman to chief of staff and later nominated him as Minister of State for Education.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Wike recently dismissed Amaechi\u2019s concerns over rising hunger in Nigeria, describing them as \u201cpolitically motivated\u201d and suggesting Amaechi could not possibly be hungry after more than two decades in public service.<\/p>\n<p>The former presidential aide also pointed out that Wike once publicly disrespected former Rivers Governor Peter Odili, who, alongside Dame Patience Jonathan, was instrumental in Wike\u2019s emergence as governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWike once said Odili is not qualified to be an elder,\u201d Abati recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Wike&#8217;s penchant for verbal attacks, Abati noted, extends beyond Rivers politics.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned how Wike publicly referred to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart Chief Bode George as a \u201cground rent debtor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Abati, Wike\u2019s behavior signals a pattern of betrayal and ingratitude.<\/p>\n<p>He cited Wike\u2019s recent comments implying disapproval of Tinubu\u2019s approach to the political crisis in Rivers State as an early sign of friction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Wike said he would have advised differently if he had known about the planned state of emergency in Rivers, that was not just criticism, it was a subtle jab,\u201d Abati observed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Tinubu should beware,\u201d he cautioned. \u201cWike has no permanent loyalty. Today it\u2019s Amaechi and Odili; tomorrow, it may well be Tinubu.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Adeola &nbsp; Veteran journalist and former presidential spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abati, has warned President Bola Tinubu to tread carefully in his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, cautioning that Wike\u2019s track record suggests he may eventually turn against the President. 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