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Vol 67 No 21

Published 23rd October 2026


Nigeria

Nyesom Wike – Nigeria’s political chameleon

Nyesom Wike’s talent for troublemaking has helped Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disrupt and co-opt large swathes of the opposition since 2023. By taking a lucrative federal portfolio, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, in Tinubu’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government while claiming a place in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wike has been able to sponsor political mayhem. He financed a string of lawsuits challenging the PDP’s internal elections which have chronically undermined the opposition. In November 2025 the PDP, under newly elected national chairman Kabiru Turaki, expelled Wike and his allies – but not before they hollowed out the party, leaving a political skeleton.

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