"Wike Is Not Above The Law" - Obident Movement Call On EFCC To Investigate #10Million

A press statement by the Obedient Movement. WIKE is not above the law. Who authorized the 10 million electoral reward promise? And why has there been no formal investigation? Global Obedient Movement demand immediate investigation into FCT Minister's financial promise to deliver electoral ward for President Tinubu. The Global Obedient Movement demands an immediate, independent, and transparent investigation into the report promised by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesung Wike, to pay $10 million to every councillor who successfully delivers his ward for the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2027 presidential election. On November 9, 2026, Wike reportedly declared, Any councillor that delivers his ward will get $10 million. This is an extraordinary financial commitment expressly tied to the securing a predetermined electoral outcome for a named presidential candidate. Wike has subsequently defended the promise as a reward for political mobilization rather than vote buying. We acknowledge that explanation. However, neither his personal interpretation nor his party's endorsement constitute a legal Determination. The law must examine the substance of the arrangement, not merely the description given to it. What does the law say? Section 125.1a of the Electoral Act 2026 criminalizes the corrupt making of a gift, offer, or promise intended to induce someone to procure or endure. To procure the return of a candidate to elective office or the vote of an elector. Section 125.3 recognizes legitimate bona fide electoral expenses. However, this does not automatically exempt every financial reward described as political mobilization. Section 125.5 provides for liability for conspiring, aiding or abetting electoral offenses. Furthermore, section 148 provides that that prosecution under the act shall be undertaken by INEC legal officers or a legal practitioner appointed by the commission. The critical question is whether Wike's particular financial arrangement constitutes legitimate political mobilization or a corrupt electoral inducement prohibited by law. We are not pronouncing guilt. We are demanding an investigation. The question Nigerians deserve to answer, who is financing 10 million Naira's payment? Is the money coming from Wike personally, the Rainbow Coalition, private financiers, or public resources? What exactly is being rewarded? Is payment for legitimate political activity or is it conditional upon producing a predetermined electoral result? Who authorized the payment? What is its legal basis and has INEC examined its implication under section 125? Are public resources involved? If government funds, facilities, or other public resources are implicated, who authorized their use for partisan political purposes? These are legitimate questions in a constitutional democracy. They cannot be dismissed as political criticism. Our demands, the global obedient movement demands, one, immediate police investigation. The Inspector General of Police and other competent authorities must formally invite Wike and investigate the circumstances, funding and conditions attached to the announcement. Two, immediate INEC intervention. INEC must examine the arrangement under Section 125 of the Electoral Act and discharge its statutory responsibilities, including prosecution where the evidence warrants it, in accordance with Section 148.2. Three, financial investigation. The EFCC and ICPC must examine any matter falling within their respective jurisdictions, particularly possible misuse of public resources. Four, prosecution where the evidence justifies it. If the investigation establishes the requisite ground for criminal proceedings, the law must take its course. Political office must never confer impunity 5. A public response from President Tinubu. Does President Tinubu endorse financial arrangement that promises 10 million to political representative for delivering electoral word in his favor? Nigerians deserve to know. This is bigger than Wike. This is about Nigeria. Democracy cannot flourish where political influence, financial inducement, and the power of public office are allowed to undermine public confidence in elections. The world is not a political commodity. Its people are not electoral merchandise. Their vote belongs to them, not to ministers, counselors, political financiers, or government appointees. Political mobilization is legitimate. Political competition is legitimate. But nobody should be permitted to place themselves above the law under the guise of political mobilization. We demand all, no selective justice. We demand impartial investigation, transparency, and equal treatment before the law. If the agreement is lawful, let the authorities establish and explain its legal basis. If it violates Nigeria, if it violates the Electoral Act, those responsible must face the consequences. Nigeria must never become a country where the powerful enjoys a different interpretation of the law from ordinary citizens. Our message is unambiguous. Wike must answer. INEC must act, the financial trial must be examined, the presidency must speak, and the law must prevail. The global obedience stands for electoral integrity, democratic accountability, equal justice, and the protection of the people's sovereign right to freely choose their leaders. No minister is above the law. No political office is licensed for impunity. Nobody is above the law. Dr. Moses Paul, National Coordinator of Global Obedient Movement.