Wike mocks Peter Obi over missing Flamingos welcome
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tribune Online
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has mocked Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, who said he was prevented from welcoming the Flamingos, who beat Japan 2-1 in the final in Morocco. Wike spoke on Tuesday in Abuja and said Obi should have gone to cheer them on at the stadium, according to Tribune Online.
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike on Tuesday mocked Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), who is complaining that he was unable to welcome the Flamingos, the national women’s under-17 football team. According to Wike, the presidency is not about creating content on social media. He was speaking in Abuja at a meeting of the Rainbow coalition of the Abaji area council, Tribune Online reports.
Obi said on Monday, in a post on X, that he had reportedly been informed that officials had banned anyone from letting him approach the players, on pain of losing their jobs. The Flamingos had returned to Nigeria after their 2-1 victory over Japan in the final on Saturday in Morocco.
Wike asked why the former governor of Anambra State had not gone to cheer on the team at the venue of the match. He accused him of making numerous public appearances because he wants to be president, citing a visit to a camp for displaced people for a birthday and the purchase of corn by the roadside. "We are talking about the president of Nigeria, not a comedian," he said, arguing that the office requires capacity.
This exchange is part of a series of attacks on Obi: on 6 November, Tinubu questioned his leadership, and on 10 November, Wike accused him of fleeing to Cameroon.
