Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing attack on members of the newly formed opposition coalition, which has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform for the 2027 general elections. During a media chat on Thursday, Wike dismissed the group, stating it lacks credibility and cohesion to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He described the coalition as a "desperate fallback" for political actors who failed to gain control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that the PDP remains the only party capable of challenging the current government, provided it is properly organized.

Wike specifically targeted prominent figures within the coalition. He accused former Senate President David Mark, now interim national chairman of the ADC-led coalition, of attempting to hijack the PDP leadership. Wike questioned Mark’s credibility to speak of national renewal, claiming Mark’s eight-year tenure as Senate President brought no visible development to his hometown, Otukpo. He further asserted Mark had lost political relevance, noting his own daughter won an election under the All Progressives Congress (APC), not the PDP. Ovation publisher Dele Momodu, also part of the coalition, was dismissed by Wike as "politically irrelevant," citing his lack of electoral success in presidential bids.

The FCT Minister also criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for a long history of party defections in pursuit of personal ambition, stating, "Atiku was in PDP, he left and joined AC, from AC, he came back to PDP, left again and joined the APC, then came back to PDP—and now he has left again and joined the ADC." Wike took aim at former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, accusing him of saddling Nigeria with Chinese debts and highlighting Amaechi's past electoral defeats against him in Rivers State. He challenged coalition members, including former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, former AGF Abubakar Malami, former Speaker Aminu Tambuwal, and Sirika, to compare their public office achievements with his own, suggesting El-Rufai’s involvement was due to political rejection by the president. Wike also claimed former sports minister Bolaji Abdullahi joined the ADC due to a "political rift" with his mentor, Bukola Saraki. He dismissed their criticisms of public discontent, asserting they are merely projecting their own frustrations after political defeats.

Beyond political commentary, Wike provided updates on his FCT administration. He announced that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, following extensive renovation costing N39 billion, has generated N650 million in revenue within just three weeks of its inauguration. This marks a substantial increase from the N50 million the FCT previously received annually from the centre. Wike defended the renovation and the decision to name the facility after President Tinubu, dismissing criticisms as "frivolities." He noted the centre's immense popularity, stating it is booked up to 2027.

Wike also vehemently denied allegations of allocating vast hectares of land to his sons, Joaquin and Jordan, in high-value areas like Maitama and Asokoro. He described these claims, which circulated online alleging allocations of 2,082 hectares to one son and 1,740 hectares to another, totaling 3,822 hectares worth $6.45 billion, as "fabrications" and "rubbish." While asserting that his children, as Nigerian citizens, possess the right to own land if due process is followed, he challenged critics to provide empirical evidence and questioned the feasibility of finding such extensive land tracts in the mentioned developed districts. Wike also dismissed rumors of President Tinubu ordering an investigation into the matter, calling them baseless. In a related development, he briefly mentioned a protest led by social media personality VeryDarkMan concerning Wike’s plan to withhold 10 percent of the FCT’s internally-generated revenue from area councils over their failure to pay primary school teachers the minimum wage.