Wike say ₦10m no be moni to buy vot

Old foto of FCT minista Nyesom Wike, from 2015. Hygist, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Di FCT minista, Nyesom Wike, don reject di tok say im promis to give kaunsilo dem ₦10 milyon each na plan to buy vot. E insist say di moni na riwod for kaunsilo wey fit gather support and help Prezident Bola Tinubu win for dia wod during di 2027 ilekshon.

Di promis mean say na kaunsilo wey meet di kondishon go collect di moni. Wike tok say e expect dem to work for dia eria, konvins vota dem and show say dem serious about di politik wok wey dem wan do.

Di minista first make di promis during Rainbow Coalition meeting for Kwali Area Council on Monde, 9 Novemba. Tradishonal rula dem, politik stakeholda dem and pipul wey dey live for di eria attend di meeting, where e ask kaunsilo dem to meet dia community lida dem and youth grup dem to gather support for Tinubu.

For Tuzde, 10 Novemba, jọnalis ask Wike about di criticism wey follow di offer as e dey inspect road and oda projek dem for Abuja. E ansa say e no send any kaunsilo to give vota moni in exchange for dia vot.

“I didn’t tell them, ‘Take this money and go and buy votes.’ I said, ‘Go and work. Show commitment. Demonstrate that you really mean what you are talking about. When you win, come and we are going to reward you,’” e tok.

To explain why e make di offer, Wike compare am wit di haus and oda benefit wey dem dey promis atlit dem before intanashonal kompitishon. E argue say dat kain promis dey encourage di atlit dem to work hard and return wit rizolt.

Di minista ask why pipul go accept riwod for pesin wey perform well for spot, but call similar offer for politik bribe. For im own argument, to riwod pesin wey gather support and achieve ilekshon target different from to pay vota so dem go choose one kandidat.

Wike also criticise some media haus dem over how dem report di mata. E accuse dem say dem no separate di moni wey somebody give vota to influence dia choice from di riwod wey dem promis pipul wey dey organise politik support.

E bring kempeyn advert enter di argument too. E tok say politik pati dem and kandidat dem dey spend moni to advertise dia kempeyn, and e question why dat kain spending no dey attract di same criticism as im offer to kaunsilo dem.

As Wike explain am, di kaunsilo dem suppose show commitment through dia wok and dia ability to persuade vota dem. E maintain say na dat effort and di rizolt wey follow am e wan riwod.

Di minista also use di projek inspection to explain how e plan to kempeyn for Tinubu. E tok say di road and oda public projek wey di goment dey do go give am wetin to point to as e dey ask pipul to return di prezident for 2027.

Among di projek wey e check na Section 2 of di Inner Southern Expressway, wey dem dey call ISEX 2, Southern Parkway and S1 Road. Di S1 Road projek also get faya steshon. Di Federal Capital Development Authority identify ISEX as di Inner Southern Expressway.

Wike tok say e dey satisfied wit how di wok dey move and say dem still dey on course to finish di projek dem by 15 Disemba. Dat target dey before di presidenshal and National Assembly ilekshon wey INEC fix for 16 Januari 2027.

E explain say im support for Tinubu dey come from di divelopment wey e attribute to di goment, rather than di politik pati wey pesin belong to. E also ask Naijiria pipul wey want di kontri to move forward to support polisi and program dem wey aim to bring divelopment.

Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: Wike say ₦10m no be moni to buy vot