2027: You can’t decide my Senate return, Kingibe fires back at Wike

Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has rejected Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike’s claim that she will not return to the Senate in 2027, saying the decision belongs to voters.
Kingibe also said she would not be intimidated into silence by what she described as insults, threats or political pressure.
She made the remarks on Thursday, September 24, 2026, in a post on X, following Wike’s comments about her political future and her criticism of the FCT Administration’s borrowing.
Wike had on Tuesday said Kingibe would not return to the Senate in 2027, claiming that FCT residents had chosen former senator Philip Aduda for the senatorial seat.
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