Wike Not to Be Trusted in Nigeria Politics, Says ADC Chieftain Salihu to Nigerians

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Ladan Salihu, has told Nigerians to believe the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, at their own risk.…For more, Read Full Original Post;

Salihu stated this on Monday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST.

He was speaking on the alleged denial of the ADC to use the Eagles Square in Abuja for its national convention.

DAILY POST reports that Wike on Monday dismissed claims that any political party was denied the use of Eagle Square, insisting that no formal application was submitted.

Reacting, Salihu said, “When it comes to politics, believe Nyesom Wike at your own risk. If he tells you there is sunshine, make sure you go out there and look up, and when you see the sun coming out, then you believe him.

“Wike said the ADC did not give a formal request to use Eagles Square, but we made contact with all those remotely associated with security at the venues that we hunted for, including Eagles Square and major hotels in the FCT.

“The national symbol of our own political cohesion and democracy is the Eagles Square, conceived by Ibrahim Babangida, finished by Abdulsalami Abubakar, used for the inauguration of Olusegun Obasanjo as our first president in this unbroken democracy and has been consistently used by political parties, irrespective of whoever is in power.

“But today, this is the shame of a nation that the main opposition political party is clearly denied the privilege and the right to undertake our convention there.”…For more, Read Full Original Post;