Former presidential media aide, Reuben Abati, has called out the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying he has no moral ground to speak about Peter Obi, Goodluck Jonathan, and Nasir El-Rufai.
According to Abati, Wike needs to question his own character before he speaks about other people.
The veteran journalist made the submission on Tuesday while speaking on Arise TV in reaction to some earlier comments from Wike during his media chat on Monday.
The FCT Minister had cautioned Obi against returning to the Peoples Democratic Party after calling the party rotten and also advised Jonathan to resist the urge to contest the 2027 presidency.
However, Abati maintained that Wike has no right to talk about both men.
He also blamed journalists who consistently interview the former Rivers State Governor and give him screen time just in exchange for monetary benefits.
“Wike is not in a position to talk about character. In fact, if he talks about a character, he should question his own character.
“I don’t know why people have problems with basic intelligence and decorum. He goes on television and he says Peter Obi doesn’t have character. Peter Obi left PDP and went to Labour Party, now he is in ADC. In fact, it is Wike himself who destroyed the party.
“And he also says if President Jonathan should not run on the platform of the PDP because he is a statesman. He is not in a position to advise Jonathan, just as he has made it clear that nobody can advise him.
“And who is he to determine the destiny of the PDP when he is already in another political party? And I blame the media. The media gives him a platform to disparage other political opponents. Yesterday, he was talking about Peter Obi, Jonathan, and El-Rufai. What gives him that high ground to talk recklessly and unintelligently?
“The media are the ones going to interview him, and they are the ones collecting money to put him on the air,” Abati submitted.
He cautioned the media to stop giving a platform for Wike to make overreaching and disparaging claims about political opponents.
