A Failure Who Couldn’t Secure APC Guber Ticket, Win His Re-election – Wike’s Aide Mocks Basiru
•Says FCT Minister More Influential Than Basiru In Osun
Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has intensified the war of words with the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru.
Olayinka on Tuesday, claimed that the FCT minister wields greater political influence in Osun State than the APC chieftain.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Wike and Basiru have been exchanging words over Rivers State politics.
On Monday, the FCT minister warned Basiru to steer clear of the state’s affairs.
The clash was triggered after Basiru rebuked a Wike ally who had described Siminalayi Fubara—who recently defected to the APC—as the “so-called Governor of Rivers State.”
However, Basiru, in a statement on Monday, advised Wike to resign his ministerial appointment with the ruling party to engage in Rivers politics.
Basiru also warned Wike against sowing discord within the APC, insisting that Wike’s support for President Bola Tinubu did not automatically make him a member of the party.
However, in a series of social media posts on Tuesday, Olayinka fired back, questioning Basiru’s political weight and mocking his past electoral losses.
Writing in a mixture of English and Nigerian street lingo, Olayinka warned Basiru to stay out of Wike’s path and challenged him to first unite both leading parties in his home state of Osun the way the FCT minister had done in Rivers State.
He further claimed that Wike’s political influence in Osun would eclipse that of Basiru.
“In Osun State, Wike’s influence will still give President Tinubu more votes than Ajibola Basiru,” the aide wrote.
Recalling Basiru’s failed ambition to clinch the APC governorship ticket in Osun, Olayinka added, “Someone who wanted the APC governorship ticket, but couldn’t get it. Na him wan come another State come help another person.”
Lere also recalled Basiru’s role in the party’s 2022 Osun governorship election, where the APC lost power.
“Ajibola Basiru was Director General of APC Campaign Council for Osun State Governorship Election in 2022, did he deliver?” he queried.
“Ajibola Basiru, a known ally of Rauf Aregbesola, was a sitting Senator and Spokesperson of the Senate when he lost his re-election in 2023. Na that person wan come help someone else abi. Issokay,” he added.
According to Olayinka, the APC scribe lacks the moral authority to lecture Wike on party loyalty or electoral strategy.
“Wike’s message to Ajibola Basiru is simple. Dey your dey, make I dey my dey (stay on your own and I’ll do the same). No dey do cho cho cho come Rivers (don’t make comments about Rivers),” the aide wrote.
“Politics is local, it is grassroots-based. In 2023, as a serving senator and spokesperson of the Senate, Ajibola Basiru lost his re-election bid,” he stated.
Mocking Basiru’s electoral loss, Olayinka added: “You wey no fit win your own election as a serving senator and Senate spokesperson, na you go come Rivers come help person? (You who couldn’t win your election as a serving senator and Senate spokesperson, are you the same one who would come to Rivers and help someone?)”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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