The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described the modest lifestyle of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), as a political gimmick.
Wike made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing youths in Rivers State as part of his engagements ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He mocked Obi’s habit of spending his birthdays at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and buying roasted corn from roadside sellers, insisting that the gestures were not genuine.
According to the minister, the former Anambra State governor never showed such humility during his eight years in office. He claimed Obi’s sudden display of simplicity was a ploy to win public sympathy and votes in the coming presidential election.
In his usual blunt style, Wike also suggested that Obi’s popularity was largely confined to social media.
“Make him the president of social media so that he can be going to IDP camps, so that he will be buying corn on the road then you will say oh! Very humble. Humble where?” he said.
Wike questioned why Obi did not adopt the same lifestyle while in power in Anambra State.
“It’s fake. Who are you going to deceive? When you were a governor, you didn’t go to the IDP camp to do your birthday, you didn’t go to buy fuel by yourself, all of a sudden, just because you want to be president you are now going. Who are you going to deceive?” he asked.
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