
Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party's presidential candidate for Nigeria's 2027 election, said he would put sellotape over the mouth of Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike if he appointed him to his administration. Adebayo made the remark during an interview with Symfoni TV while discussing governance and the performance of the Tinubu administration, according to the Daily Post.
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