In a statement issued on Friday, Olayinka dismissed reports
claiming that some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are pressuring
Wike to run for the presidency in 2027.

Olayinka said Wike is fully committed to President Bola
Tinubu’s re-election and has no plan to challenge him.

“Wike does not function in hiding. He does what he says and
says what he does,” the statement reads.

“The Minister has made it clear where he stands as long as
the 2027 Presidential election is concerned, he is with President Bola Ahmed
Tinubu.

“We know their intention, though. Unfortunately for them,
and the platform they are using to propagate their idle plots, the person and
character of the FCT Minister are known to everyone – he does not do anything
in hiding.

“He [Wike] has said it clearly that from now till 2031, it
is on the mandate of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he will stand.

“To ensure the success of the President’s reelection, Wike
will continue to deliver on the Renewed Hope Agenda in the FCT by actualising
the visions of the President for a federal capital city that can compete with
other capital cities in the world in terms of infrastructural development.”

Olayinka added that the only meeting on August 20, as
referenced in the report, was that of PDP stakeholders from the southern part
of the country to take a stance on the micro-zoning of party positions zoned to
the region.