2027 Poll: Wike Dismisses Amaechi’s Atiku Victory Prediction

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has dismissed Rotimi Amaechi’s prediction about the 2027 presidential election, mocking the former Rivers State governor over the turnout at his town hall meeting in Cross River State.

Speaking during his media chat on Tuesday, Wike claimed that fewer than 200 people attended the gathering where Amaechi reportedly predicted victory for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

The minister was responding to a suggestion that a potential opposition ticket featuring Atiku and Amaechi was unsettling supporters of President Bola Tinubu.

Wike said Amaechi had based his prediction on the regional origins of the major presidential contenders, arguing that Atiku’s northern background gave him an advantage over candidates from the South.

“I watched Amaechi, he had a town hall meeting in Cross River. I can tell you the numbers not up to 200 people,” Wike said.

He recalled Amaechi explaining his position by asking attendees where the leading contenders came from before concluding that Atiku had already secured victory.

“He said, ‘Atiku is from where? North. Tinubu is from where? South. Obi is from where? South. Donald Duke is from where? South. Atiku has won the election,’” Wike recounted.

Wike expressed disbelief that a vice-presidential candidate would make such a claim while speaking to supporters.

“How can a vice-presidential candidate go to a town hall meeting, standing and telling his supporters, ‘Do you know how this election has been won?’” he asked.

When questioned about whether Amaechi’s argument rested on Atiku being the strongest northern candidate against his southern opponents, Wike cited the 2023 presidential election as a counterpoint.

“In 2023, Atiku ran, Obi ran, Tinubu ran, who won?” the minister asked.

He insisted that the political circumstances surrounding the next presidential election would differ from those of 2023.

“I’ve always told you people, 2027 will be totally different from 2023,” Wike said.

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