Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned Nigerian politicians—particularly second-term governors and federal lawmakers—against supporting what he described as political betrayal, warning that such actions would ultimately rebound on them.
Wike issued the warning on Saturday in Port Harcourt during the commissioning of the Rivers State Renewed Hope Ambassadors’ headquarters. He said political leaders who align with “betrayers” would eventually face similar disloyalty from those around them.
The minister, who has been locked in a prolonged political dispute with his successor in Rivers State, directed his comments at second-term governors seeking to install successors, as well as senators, members of the House of Representatives, and ministers.
According to him, backing political disloyalty carries consequences that are both moral and spiritual.
“Let me tell you one thing: today is the 7th of February. Whoever is watching, whether you are a senator, a House of Reps member, or a minister, or whether you are a governor and you support betrayers, people will continue to betray you in life,” Wike said.
He added that those who encourage betrayal would eventually find themselves powerless when they become victims of the same conduct.
“The day you will be betrayed, you will not have a mouth to say anything; there you will collapse. You will reap the seed that you planted,” he stated.
Drawing from his own political experience, Wike said while it took months for his successor to turn against him, governors currently supporting alleged betrayers would face rebellion from their successors much sooner.
“Watch every governor who is doing his second tenure, who has ambition to put a successor and is supporting a betrayer – you will never survive it,” he warned.
“The day your successor comes in – my own took some months – your own will start immediately. This is what the gods of the land have told me to tell you people.”
Wike stressed that political loyalty should be treated as both a moral and spiritual responsibility, insisting that betrayal inevitably follows those who practice or endorse it.
He urged political leaders to reflect on their actions, describing current political tensions as the result of past decisions.
“You will reap it; whatever you sow, you will reap it,” he said.
The minister also noted that the facilities commissioned at the event, including a radio station and a situation room, would serve as operational bases for supporters of President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda, which he contrasted with what he described as political unfaithfulness among some leaders.
