Betrayal, Power, and Fate: Why Atiku Rejected Wike
The battle lines had been drawn long before the ballots were cast. Behind closed doors, where power is whispered like a forbidden secret, destinies were decided—not by the people, but by those who held the strings.
In the heat of 2023’s most contested election, one decision sent shockwaves through the political landscape—Atiku Abubakar chose not to stand beside Nyesom Wike. The storm that followed was relentless. Wike, the lion of Rivers, a man who had fought tooth and nail for the PDP, was cast aside. And when the dust settled, Atiku stood firm: “No, not at all.” No regrets. No second thoughts.
But why?
The answer unraveled like a plot from the most thrilling of sagas. In 2019, Atiku had chosen alone—picking Peter Obi without wide consultation, a move that birthed rebellion within his ranks. This time, he would not make that mistake. He called for the elders, the kingmakers, the unseen hands that shape the nation's fate. A committee was formed, the verdict delivered: three names—Okowa, Wike, Udom.
Okowa, the first choice. Wike, the second. And in the ruthless world of politics, second place is the same as last.
Wike took it as an insult. He took it as war. And so, he fought back—not with words, but with action. He turned his back on the party that had built him and whispered his own power into existence. When the votes were counted, it was not Atiku who stood victorious, but Bola Tinubu—the man Wike had helped ascend to the throne.
Now, the echoes of that fateful choice still linger. Was it strategy? Betrayal? Or simply the cold, calculated dance of power?
One thing is certain: the game is never over. And in Nigeria’s ever-unfolding political drama, alliances shift, betrayals brew, and the next chapter is always waiting to be written.
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