Mr Macaroni Blasts Wike Over Threat to ‘Shoot’ Channels TV Host For One-Party State Remark
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Popular comedian and activist Mr Macaroni has condemned Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike after the minister made a threatening remark against Channels TV anchor Seun Okinbaloye, saying he would have shot the journalist for expressing concern about Nigeria drifting toward a one-party state. The controversy erupted following Thursday’s edition of Channels TV’s flagship political programme, Politics Today, during which Okinbaloye voiced alarm over the implications of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s derecognition of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership — a development stemming from a court ruling — for Nigeria’s democratic landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections. “When some of us talk, it looks like our mouth is smelling,” the veteran broadcaster said during the programme. “If this hope is dashed, we are doomed democratically.” Reacting on Friday, April 3, Wike took strong exception to the anchor’s remarks, accusing him of abandoning journalistic neutrality by openly declaring his opposition to a one-party system on national television. “If there was any way to break the screen, I would have shot him,” the minister said, before clarifying that he did not literally mean to cause the journalist harm, but was expressing his anger at what he characterised as unprofessional conduct. “This is not the kind of journalism I have seen people do,” he added. The remarks, however, drew swift and sharp condemnation from Mr Macaroni, who took to social media to lambaste the minister for what he described as the language of tyranny from a man sworn to serve the public. “This is a so-called ‘serving’ Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria saying in a live broadcast that he wished he could have shot and killed a Nigerian journalist,” the comedian wrote. “A country where public servants become tyrants because they know there is no consequence for impropriety.” The incident has reignited concerns among civil society voices and media freedom advocates about the growing intolerance of dissent and critical commentary within Nigeria’s political establishment. “I was surprised that yesterday watching Seun. Assuming I can open the screen I would have shot him. He was talking like he already picked a side, that is not journalism.” — Nyesom Wike Berates Seun Okin pic.twitter.com/BPWUhETNaH — Trending Explained (@TrendingEx) April 3, 2026 This is the VIDEO of Channel TV’s Seun which made Wike say he could have “shot Seun.” Clearly, Seun’s speech shook Aso Rock to the core, and they’re not happy with it. The so-called NADECO member and hero of democracy doesn’t want anyone to talk about his One-Party agenda!✍️ pic.twitter.com/enOot8kiec — Obiasogu David (@afrisagacity) April 4, 2026 The post Mr Macaroni Blasts Wike Over Threat to ‘Shoot’ Channels TV Host For One-Party State Remark appea...