The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, made a subtle jab at a politician who many believe to be Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and a former governor of Anambra State.
Speaking today, June 26, at the commissioning of the Kugbo Bus and Taxi Terminal in Abuja, Wike recalled the heyday of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and how he had accompanied a delegation to Anambra State, where their host had served them Cristal Brut, a pricey champagne.
Recall that shortly after leaving the Anambra Government House in 2017 as a member of the PDP, Obi claimed he had only one wristwatch, which he had worn for 17 years.
Speaking at a program called The Platform, which was hosted by the Covenant Christian Center in Lagos, Mr. Obi said that he has two pairs of black shoes, which he takes on his trips.
“I have said it to Nigerians, Peter Obi wears only black shoes, and I have two pairs of them, and I travel with them”, Obi had said, referring to his austere lifestyle
During his remarks at the event today, Wike made a subtle jab at an unidentified politician who many believe to be Peter Obi.
“I will tell you something. When PDP had no problem, we went to Anambra state for a gubernatorial campaign and when we finished that campaign, we went to somebody’s house. I just sat down. Come and see the best of drinks, this and that. So, I called him, I said you are providing cristal champagne here but every day, you tell people that you wear only one shoe, you carry your own bag, only you. But look at champagne here. Not just champagne, cristal.
Why do we deceive Nigerians? Why can’t we tell ourselves the simple truth?What you preach is not what you practice. And you know, we like to hear such things but that is being deceitful.
And these are the kind of things that I tell Nigerians, look, don’t allow people to deceive you. People who are preaching that they care for you, they don’t care for you, they don’t think about you. They only try to use you to climb”.
Watch a video of him speaking below
