Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has critised the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, for allegedly refusing to stand for the national anthem, Peak Newspaper reports.
Mr Wike made the remark on Friday at a stakeholders’ town hall meeting in Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers, organised by the Rainbow Coalition to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates.
The minister’s comments followed a viral video from the NDC meeting in Lagos on Thursday, where Obi, Lagos governorship candidate, Mr Funso Doherty and party supporters declined to recite the current national anthem, and instead sang the former anthem, “Arise, O Compatriots”.
