Wike will respond to Tambuwal accordingly – Aide

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, will, in due course, respond to the former Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal over his remarks about him and President Bola Tinubu.

Mr Lere Olayinka, the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.

Olayinka assured that the FCT minister would not allow Tambuwal’s aspersions against him and the President, to go without appropriate responses.

Tambuwal had said on Channels Television’s “Politics Today”, on Friday, that his political choices had always been guided by principles of leadership and not by personal relationships.

The former governor also said that he would support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over Wike, if he had to make a choice on who should lead the country.

Olayinka said that he had been inundated with calls, especially from journalists, seeking the minister’s reaction to Tambuwal’s comments.

“Apart from what he said against the minister, Tambuwal also cast aspersions on President Tinubu and such will not go unresponded to.

“Therefore, what I can say is that the minister will respond accordingly. He will definitely tell Nigerians what a betrayal is and what it means to have integrity.

“Till then, let’s keep our fingers crossed,” he said.