2027: Isaac Fayose Mocks APC Over Wike’s Appointment, Says Party Is Confused

By Sunday Ameh

Isaac Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the appointment of former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as campaign coordinator for the Federal Capital Territory and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Fayose, in a video shared on his verified Facebook page, described the APC’s recent political moves as evidence of what he called confusion within the ruling party ahead of the elections.

He was reacting to the reported appointment of Wike to coordinate the APC’s campaign activities in Rivers State and Abuja.

According to Fayose, the appointment would not weaken what he described as the political momentum of the Obidient movement and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

“The situation is critical for the APC. Early this morning, they weakly announced Wike to head the campaign in Rivers State and Abuja, just after my video. If you can’t convince them, you can confuse them. They are already confused,” he said.

Fayose also claimed that five APC governors he had previously alleged were supporting the NDC remained aligned with the opposition movement.

“My Obidients, the five governors I earlier said are still with us. They are standing with us,” he said.

He further claimed that the appointment of Wike would not change the political situation in Rivers State and Abuja, asserting that the opposition movement was stronger in both areas.

“We are going to defeat Wike in Rivers and in Abuja. If they like let them appoint him and reappoint him,” Fayose said.

“He will lose in Abuja. He will lose in Rivers because already we are stronger in Rivers and Abuja than the APC,” he added.

Fayose had previously claimed that five APC governors were secretly supporting the NDC ahead of the 2027 elections. The governors and the APC would need to respond to those claims for them to be independently established.

Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and current Federal Government minister, has remained an influential figure in Nigerian politics, with his political activities continuing to attract attention ahead of the 2027 elections.