The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at activist politician Aisha Yesufu over her failure to secure the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) senatorial ticket in the Federal Capital Territory.

Wike made the comments during a luncheon for candidates of the Rainbow Coalition held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

He mocked Yesufu’s political ambitions, saying she could not win what he described as an “ordinary” party primary in the FCT despite her public criticism of government appointees.

“There’s one woman who said Wike is an appointee of government and that she has no business with appointees. You speak grammar, speak grammar,” he said.

“Ordinary primary of NDC, not APC or PDP, just ordinary NDC, what happened? She didn’t make it.”

The minister argued that it is easy for people to speak confidently in the media but more difficult to translate that influence into electoral success.

“It’s easy for people to talk. When they enter into those media houses, they begin to churn out data from nowhere,” he said.

Wike added that political reality often challenges public commentary, insisting that performance at the polls remains the true test of influence.

“Now, the time for data has come. What happened? ‘Fa fa fa foul. It didn’t work. If e didn’t dey? E didn’t dey,” he added.