Wike to Peter Obi: “Oga, Face Your Business!” — FCT Minister Says It’s Makinde’s Job to Call Tinubu, Not the Other Way Round

The FCT Minister pulls no punches as he fires back at Labour Party’s Peter Obi over the Kwara school abduction saga

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FCT Minister and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has once again shown why he never backs down from a fight — this time taking aim at Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over remarks concerning the abduction of pupils and teachers in Kwara State.

Wike made it crystal clear: it is the responsibility of state governors to pick up the phone and inform President Bola Tinubu whenever something goes wrong in their states — not the other way around. According to the Minister, governors should not be sitting down, arms folded, waiting for Aso Rock to call them first.

In plain English? Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde — or any governor for that matter — should be the one reaching out to the President, not expecting the Federal Government to come chasing after them.

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The Background: What Sparked This Whole Drama?

The exchange follows growing public outrage over the abduction of school pupils and teachers, a painful reminder that Nigeria’s security situation remains a serious concern for ordinary Nigerians — from Lagos to Maiduguri, from Kano to Port Harcourt.

Peter Obi, never one to stay quiet on national issues, had reportedly weighed in on the matter, drawing reactions from the Minister who clearly felt Obi was throwing stones from a glass house.

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Wike’s Message: Know Your Role

Wike’s point, while direct and characteristically blunt, touches on a critical issue of Nigerian governance and intergovernmental responsibility. The Nigerian federal system places significant security responsibilities on state governments. Each governor is the Chief Security Officer of their state — a title that comes with very real obligations.

As Wike sees it, if something happens in your backyard, you make the call. You don’t wait for Abuja to find out from Twitter.

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Peter Obi: Always in the Conversation

Trust Peter Obi to always find himself at the centre of political discourse. The former Anambra governor and 2023 presidential candidate has continued to position himself as a voice of opposition and accountability — something that clearly gets under the skin of those in power.

But Wike’s response signals something many Nigerians already know: in Nigerian politics, every statement is a move on a chessboard, and nobody plays the game quite like Nyesom Wike.

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What Nigerians Are Saying

On the streets of Ojuelegba, in BRT buses across Lagos, and in WhatsApp group chats from Enugu to Kaduna, Nigerians are asking the real questions:

– Why are our children still being abducted in 2024?
– Who is truly accountable — the states or the Federal Government?
– When will the back-and-forth politics stop and real action begin?

Because at the end of the day, while politicians argue over who should call who, real families are waiting for their children to come home.

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The conversation around security, governance, and political accountability in Nigeria continues. Drop your thoughts in the comments — whose side are you on?

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