Nigerians Now See You as Liars – Wike Criticizes NDC and Other Parties

During his monthly media briefing in Abuja on Monday, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike accused opposition parties of being “known liars,” claiming they mislead Nigerians with promises of political reform.

Wike highlighted contradictions and a lack of credibility in the internal democratic processes of these parties, especially following their recent primaries. He singled out the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), alleging that both present themselves as morally superior while still grappling with internal disputes.

According to Wike, parties that proclaim themselves “untainted” or “messianic” have failed to conduct credible internal elections without controversy, raising doubts about their ability to provide better leadership.

“They said they are the saviour that will come. What has happened now?”

“NDC said we are the new face of democracy. ADC said this kind of party is a party that hasn’t been polluted one day; it is a party that God just brought from the womb.”

“What has happened? So dirty. See what has happened in the NDC. As small as they are, they cannot do a primary without protest.”

“Look at ADC, who said it’s a coalition to take over from APC to stop the distortion of democracy. What has happened?”

“While the congress was going on, two presidential aspirants said, ‘We cannot believe that you will perpetrate this.’ We have been accusing this party of doing this. Now see what we are doing; see what we have done.”

“So that now tells you, who is deceiving whom? Who is coming to Nigeria to tell them lie ‘that we are the newborn baby, the messiahs of the time of Nigeria’? This is what we want to do.”

Wike added that Nigerians are becoming aware of inconsistencies in the opposition’s messaging, noting that these parties cannot claim to be a “newborn” alternative while facing similar internal challenges.

“PDP is a dead party, according to you. You’ve said here APC is rotten. They cannot help Nigerian democracy. Just ordinary Congress. You have three presidential aspirants; two said, ‘This is rubbish. This is criminality to the highest order’. Why are we complaining against another party.”

He concluded that he prefers the older parties that have tested the political environment and understand Nigerian culture.

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