The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed security agencies to arrest individuals he accused of deliberately stoking political tension by projecting former President Goodluck Jonathan for a presidential comeback, warning that such actions could destabilise the polity.
Wike said it was wrong for anyone to present Jonathan as a presidential candidate when the former president has not declared any intention to contest.
He also stressed that he would not tolerate any actions capable of breaching peace in the nation’s capital.
“In Nigerian politics, a candidate is not known by mere body language. A candidate is someone who has contested an election, won, and had results declared with a certificate of return issued. It is wrong to project Jonathan as a presidential candidate when he himself has not spoken on the matter. I will not allow any breach of peace in the FCT.”
