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I wish I could bring you to APC- Yilwatda jokes with Wike

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National chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Nentawe Yilwatda,, has joked that he wished he could poach Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Yilwatda spoke on Monday during the flag-off of the construction of Collector Road CO1 from the Nile University area to Ring Road III and the extension of the Body of Benchers Road in Abuja.

The APC chairman praised Wike for his performance as FCT minister, describing him as hardworking and tireless.

“The workaholic, ever-working and tireless minister, and I don’t know when you sleep,” Yilwatda said.

Yilwatda also referenced Wike’s support for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 election, saying the PDP had “loaned” the former governor of Rivers to the APC.

“But I’m happy that PDP borrowed you to us in 2023 and I saw your letter then to the National Working Committee of PDP borrowing you to us,” he said.

“I don’t know that it would lead to such a remarkable feat by you that what APC can do, some of the PDP members can also do it.”

Wike, a member of the PDP, has maintained a close working relationship with the Tinubu administration since his appointment as FCT minister in August 2023.

Wike’s role in the APC-led federal government has continued to generate debate within the opposition party, with some PDP members accusing him of working against the party’s interests.