According to the report from the Vanguard, the former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark claimed that despite President Tinubu's trust in Nyesom Wike, evidenced by his appointment as Minister of FCT, Tinubu may not truly understand Wike's character.
Referencing the insights of columnist Richard Akinlola, he portrayed Wike as a self-serving individual who feigns loyalty but ultimately serves only his own interests.
He cautioned that Wike may appear subservient to political leaders when it benefits him, but once his objectives are met, he is prone to launching into critical, disjointed verbal attacks against those who once supported him.
He said, "Mr. President, even though you trusted Nyesom Wike to the extent of appointing him as Minister of FCT, you did not really know who Nyesom Wike is. At this juncture, with kind permission of Richard Akinlola, a well known columnist in one of his column narrated who Nyesom Wike is to the average Nigerians even though you must have heard the same from your capable and intelligent media officials;
Wike is only loyal to himself and nobody else, irrespective of his feigned allegiance. He may kowtow and genuflect before a political leader, as he is currently doing in Abuja, but once he can no longer use you, he goes into a fit of incoherent vituperative verbal assault, denigrating his benefactors."