Wike’s Insults: A Despicable Attack On The North
“Wike’s statement is a wake-up call. The North is not a colony to be ridiculed, nor are its people beggars to be manipulated. The region has produced leaders, intellectuals, and warriors who built this nation. It will not be reduced to a footnote in Tinubu’s and Wike’s oppressive playbook”.
BY ALBAB ABDULLAHI
The recent vile and condescending remarks by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, have once again exposed the deep-seated disdain that the Tinubu administration and its cronies have for Northern Nigeria.
In a shocking display of arrogance, Wike declared: “Northerners are hungry people, so leave the northerners alone, they are just making noise. The hunger that will catch them by 2027, they will themselves be begging for 2 thousand Naira to vote for APC.”
This statement is not just an insult; it is a brazen admission of the deliberate economic strangulation and political marginalization of the North. Wike, a man whose political relevance is sustained only by his slavish loyalty to power, has now confirmed what many have long suspected—that the Tinubu government views the North as nothing more than a conquered territory to be exploited, starved, and silenced.
Sadly, Wike’s words reflect the cruel strategy of the current administration: keep the North impoverished, make them desperate, and then buy their votes with crumbs. While Lagos and the South-West enjoy billions in infrastructure and federal appointments, the North is left to grapple with insecurity, unemployment, and a worsening cost-of-living crisis—all engineered to weaken its political influence.
Tinubu’s economic policies, from the reckless removal of fuel subsidies to the mindless floating of the Naira, have pushed Northern families into unprecedented hardship. The plan is clear: break the North’s spirit so that by 2027, hunger will force its people to surrender their votes for a pittance.
What makes Wike’s insult even more galling is the silence and complicity of many Northern politicians who have chosen to dine with the oppressors. These so-called leaders have traded the dignity of their people for personal gain, allowing Abuja to mock the region while they scramble for appointments and contracts.
Where are the voices of the Northern elite? Where are the governors, senators, and elders who should be standing up against this open contempt? Their silence is betrayal. Their inaction is cowardice.
Enough is enough. The North must wake up from its slumber and reject these calculated attempts to reduce it to a beggar region. The time for political docility is over. The North must:
Unite and Strategize– No more division along ethnic or religious lines. The North must forge a common front to reclaim its political destiny.
Hold Leaders Accountable – Any Northern politician who aligns with those undermining the region must be exposed and rejected.
Build Economic Independence– The era of waiting for federal handouts must end. Northern states must invest in agriculture, education, and infrastructure to break the chains of dependency.
Prepare for 2027– The North must not allow itself to be bought with N2,000 or intimidated into submission. The ballot must be a tool of liberation, not surrender.
In conclusion but yet to be over, Wike’s statement is a wake-up call. The North is not a colony to be ridiculed, nor are its people beggars to be manipulated. The region has produced leaders, intellectuals, and warriors who built this nation. It will not be reduced to a footnote in Tinubu’s and Wike’s oppressive playbook.
The North must rise, dust itself off, and fight back—not with noise, but with action. The 2027 election must be a reckoning. Let the oppressors be warned: the North may be patient, but it will not be broken.
Enough of the insults. The North will rise again.
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