Nigerians react as Wike and his support group launch Rivers-based radio station to campaign for President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election

Nigerians are currently debating on social media about a radio station launched by current FCT Minister and former governor of Rivers state Nyesom Wike to campaign for President Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.

Wike, who is in a running battle with his successor and current governor of the state, Sim Fubatra, launched the radio station on Saturday, February 7. His media aide, Lere Olayinka, who posted a video of the station’s opening, wrote

‘’Rivers State Renewed Hope Ambassadors don get Radio Station on top Tinubu’s matter.
It is Majority FM 89.5.
Located right inside the Renewed Hope Ambassadors’ office in Port Harcourt that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike just commissioned.”

While some Nigerians applauded Wike’s decision, others argued that it was a form of eyeservice. They wonder what will happen to the radio station after the elections in 2027. Others believe Wike is only doing this to prove to President Tinubu that he is more valuable in the re-election campaign than Governor Fubara, who has gained favor with some APC leaders.

An X-user questioned the legality of a radio station being open for election campaigning. He questioned how the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) granted such approval for a radio station.