Choose your battles wisely, Omokri advises FCT Minister Wike

By Seyi Babalola

Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has warned the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to learn how to choose and pick his battles.

Omokri stated that Wike is opening too many battlefronts and it is not healthy for the 2027 presidential election.

This is coming amid the feud Wike has with the FCT senator, Ireti Kingibe.

According to Omokri, Wike should be more concerned with helping President Bola Tinubu win the 2027 presidential poll in the FCT and not engage Kingibe in any rift.

Omokri gave his warning in a post he shared on his X handle.

He wrote: “Wike is opening too many battlefronts. He should learn how to pick and choose his battles. At worst, Ireti Kingibe is just an irritant. As FCT Minister, she has minimal ability to do you any actual harm beyond nuisance value.

“You are already fighting an obstinate foe in Rivers. Why will you leave the elephant you are carrying on your head to use your toe to kill an ant? What if you slip and fall?

“You are threatening her that she will not return. First of all, that is undemocratic. But even if Wike’s threat to stop her reelection was not undemocratic, how many ruling parties have won in the FCT? The FCT traditionally votes for opposition parties. Buhari lost the FCT in 2015 and 2019.

“President Tinubu lost it in 2023. Should Wike not be more concerned about winning FCT votes in 2027 than fighting a girl?

“If you constantly make enemies everywhere you go, perhaps other people are not the problem. What is in Ireti Kingibe that you cannot transcend her by ignoring her?”