"Continue to pray that Mr President will not look away from us' - Nyesom Wike reveals prayer request to his wife

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he relies on his wife's prayers for continued support from President Bola Tinubu, stressing that such backing is essential for ministers to deliver on their mandates.

Wike spoke on Tuesday, July 14, during the inauguration of the Water Supply Network to Bwari Satellite Town in Bwari Area Council.

Speaking on the importance of presidential support, Wike said his previous experience as a governor and minister had taught him that performance in office depends largely on the backing of the President. The former Rivers State governor disclosed that he often tells his wife to keep praying for President Tinubu's continued support for the FCT Administration.

"I've said to so many people, I was a governor, and I was a minister before. You can be a minister... you see, if you don't have that support, it is difficult for you to perform. You must have that support."

He admitted that each day he wakes up, he tells his wife, who prays a lot, to keep praying, explaining that he does not know how to pray very well and that the only best prayer he can pray is for God to let him come back safely.

He added that because his wife prays very well, he tells her to continue to pray that the President will not look away from them.

"And that's why, each day I wake up, I tell my wife-she prays a lot, I don't know how to pray very well. The only best prayer I can pray: 'God, let me come back safely today.' But she prays very well. I say, 'Continue to pray that Mr President will not look away from us.'"

by Linda Ikeji at 14/07/2026 10:17 PM | Share this Story