{"id":6133,"date":"2026-11-07T21:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T21:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=6133"},"modified":"2026-11-07T21:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T21:57:01","slug":"leadership-wike-lambastes-atiku-says-former-vice-president-will-sell-nigeria-if-elected-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=6133","title":{"rendered":"Leadership: Wike lambastes Atiku, says former Vice-President will sell Nigeria, if elected President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>Barrister Nyesom Wike, Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, lambasts former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, warning Nigerians against entrusting the country&#8217;s destiny unto a &#8216;political gambler who will sell Nigeria the way he sold the country\u2019s assets when he was Vice-President&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect<\/p>\n<p>Amid the electioneering towards the 2027 General Elections, Barrister Nyesom Wike, Honourable Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has lambasted former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n<p>Wike warned Nigerians against entrusting the Nigeria&#8217;s destiny unto a \u201cpolitical gambler who will sell Nigeria the way he sold the country\u2019s assets when he was Vice-President.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ys0cwjaJfu\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=6142\">NITDA advocates digital transformation, transparency in financial management at Nigerian Universities<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cNITDA advocates digital transformation, transparency in financial management at Nigerian Universities\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=6142&amp;embed=true#?secret=YXKzFMPIPy#?secret=Ys0cwjaJfu\" data-secret=\"Ys0cwjaJfu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Minister for the FCT launched the scathing remark against Atiku Friday, November 6, 2026, when speaking during a &#8220;Rainbow Coalition&#8221; town hall meeting with stakeholders in the Asari-Toru Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State, South-South Nigeria,<\/p>\n<p>Wike also defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration&#8217;s economic reforms, particularly the removal of the fuel subsidy.<\/p>\n<p>He contended that the policy has increased revenue allocations to states and local governments across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister explained that as citizens are currently navigating tough economic challenges, the increased financial autonomy for all tiers of government has resolved persistent issues, such as unpaid salaries and pension backlogs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Atiku and national leadership <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the experience in national political arena over the decades, Barrister Wike heavily criticised Atiku\u2019s track record, referencing his time as Vice-President overseeing the privatisation of public assets between 1999 and 2007.<\/p>\n<p>He further said: \u201cAtiku Abubakar was Vice-President for eight years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was in charge of privatisation. He sold assets belonging to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow ask him, what happened to all the government companies that he sold? Ask him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Values-based leadership as a matter of integrity, by Minister <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides, Wike interrogated Atiku\u2019s consistency and reliability when it goes to leadership, labelling him a &#8220;political gambler&#8221;, who runs for the Presidency every four years.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister further cautioned Nigerians that giving Atiku power would result in his spending his tenure attempting to recover past political investments rather than serving the people.<\/p>\n<p>Wike declared: \u201cHe will sell Nigeria to recover all what (that) he has spent since he has been contesting for President.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is not a man that you can take his word to the bank.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Minister further noted: &#8220;What he (Atiku) says in the morning is not what he\u2019ll say in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, you cannot put your destiny in the hand of a political gambler.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wike as well some perceived stability under the current administration, including the relative stability in the country&#8217;s ivory tower, particularly, the absence of prolonged Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strikes over the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, urged Nigerians to remain patient as the Federal Government\u2019s economic policy reforms take root to yield long-term benefits for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Barrister Nyesom Wike, Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, lambasts former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, warning Nigerians against entrusting the country&#8217;s destiny unto a &#8216;political&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"Barrister Nyesom Wike, Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (l) and Former Nigerian 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