The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has mocked former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his defection from the Labour Party (LP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Speaking on Sunday at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2026 National Convention, Wike claimed that Obi left the LP because he lacks the leadership skills to manage a crisis.
The FCT Minister questioned Obi’s decision to leave the Labour Party amid its internal challenges, drawing parallels with some PDP governors who recently defected.
Wike said, “Leadership is not an easy task. Leadership requires courage. Leadership requires firmness. Leadership requires commitment.
“What you see that has happened, the faction of some governors who have left have only shown you they lack the leadership traits. I liken them to the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
“The presidential candidate of the Labour Party [Peter Obi] before wanted to be president. And they gave him a platform. And that platform was the Labour Party. When crisis came in the Labour Party, it [was] time it is required for him to show leadership. He ran away because he could not solve problems.
“The same thing, when our governors were looking for a platform to be governor, they became governors. When the crisis came, for them to show leadership, for them to show men of vision and courage, they ran away. This is to tell you those who can stand when there are crises.”