When asked whether Obi would have handled the major issues confronting the Nigerian economy better than Tinubu if he had been elected, Wike said he doesn’t discuss presidential candidates any longer.

Nyesom Wike and Peter Obi

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that if the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was a better candidate, Nigerians would have elected him during the polls.

Wike stated this in an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, August 30, when asked to speak on the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians since the assumption of office of the new administration. He said that he has never seen a country where the citizens expect magic, adding that people should be patient.

When asked whether Obi would have handled the major issues confronting the Nigerian economy better than Tinubu if he had been elected, Wike said he doesn’t discuss presidential candidates any longer.

“I don’t want to discuss social media issue,” the FCT minister said. “I don’t discuss about presidential candidate any longer; I discuss about the economy, the President, what he has to offer. If he (Obi) would have been better, Nigerians would have voted for him.” he said

Watch a video of him speaking below;