Makinde’s Aide Accuses Wike of Betraying Jonathan, Odili, Amaechi After Being Supported
The Special Adviser to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Federal Constituency Matters, Dare Adeleke, has stated that his principal cannot align with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
According to him, Wike has a track record of betraying and falling out with his political allies, hence Makinde cannot form a pact with him.
Adeleke, during an interview with Punch, stated that Wike’s political journey reflects “a consistent pattern of abusing friendships and destroying relationships.”
His comments followed Wike’s remarks, in which he denied a close friendship with Makinde, insisting their relationship was strictly political.
He also dismissed Makinde’s potential of being elected Nigeria’s President.
Speaking on the FCT’s minister relationship with his boss, Adeleke argued that Wike’s alleged tendency to betray friends is reflected in his fractured relationships with former Rivers State governors Rotimi Amaechi and Peter Odili, warning President Bola Tinubu to be wary of suffering a similar fate.
Adeleke said, “Wike’s stock-in-trade is abusing friendships and betraying those who made him.
“Virtually everyone who supported his rise is no longer his friend. Peter Odili appointed him council chairman; they fell out. Rotimi Amaechi then made him Chief of Staff, and he turned against him. Patience and Goodluck Jonathan stood by him to become governor; today, he bites the same fingers that fed him. His trait is arrogance; he is not a person whom anybody can rely upon.
“Wike is compounding the problem for Tinubu, and Tinubu cannot caution him because they are birds of a feather.”
He argued that Makinde represents the opposite of Wike’s style, describing the Oyo governor as “principled, morally grounded and one who acts with restraint and dignity.”
“Governor Makinde can never be friends with someone like Wike. Makinde is a quiet gentleman, a man of noble background who believes in ethics, respect and loyalty.
“He doesn’t thrive on desperation or intimidation. His performance speaks for him, not noise or betrayal,” Adeleke said.
Adeleke also accused Wike of trying to impose himself on the PDP in Rivers State and of using federal power to target party members who oppose him.
“What Wike is doing in Rivers and in the PDP is a repeat pattern. Anyone who refuses to dance to his tune becomes an enemy. He did it to Odili, to Amaechi, to the Jonathans, and now he thinks he can do it to Makinde. Truly, a leopard cannot change its spots,” he said.