Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the proposed coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu was dead on arrival.

According to him, the coalition died the same day it was conceived.

DAILY NIGERIAN reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai are championing the coalition ahead of the 2027 election.

But speaking at the inauguration of the left-hand side service lane of the Apo-Wasa Road on Friday, Mr Wike said the promoters of the alliance lacked unity, vision, and the political will to challenge the ruling party effectively.

Mr Wike said: “Abuja people, traders who are here, you know, you people too, sometimes the way you behave, I don’t understand. You allow people to come and deceive you and tell you lies.

“People have made promises to you, but nobody has fulfilled the promise. Now, this man came and said, ‘Abuja people, don’t worry. I am going to do the road’ and he has done it. ‘I am going to relocate you,’ he will relocate you. And you are giving attention to those who you don’t know whether their name will be on the ballot or not.

“Up till now, they have not settled about themselves. Which coalition? Is it the left or the right? A coalition that was born and died the same day.”

According to him, some of the opposition leaders are embittered that the Tinubu-led administration was inaugurating projects they could not achieve you.

He said: “May you never be happy in your life because you choose not to be happy. We are not tired. We continue to work.

“Mr President said yesterday [Thursday] that he is not here to please you. I am not here to please critics unnecessarily. I am here to please the residents of Abuja, not unnecessary critics. I have no business with you.

“I will continue to give you high blood pressure. So, 17 days, it has never happened in the history of this country, where a president will commission projects from day one to day 17. “Not flag off, I am talking about commissioning, not flag off. There is a difference between flag off and commissioning.

“Mr President, even if you don’t come again, this one you have come. You have shown exceptional love to the people of Abuja and the FCT administration. We will not disappoint you, we will continue to support you.”