Nigeria, April 5 -- Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike said he would have "shot" a Channels TV journalist, Seun Okinbaloye, for suggesting that President Bola Tinubu and the APC were plotting to create a one-party state in Nigeria.

Mr Wike made the remarks on Friday while speaking with journalists in Abuja which was broadcast live on various TV stations.

Following the controversial de-recognition of David Mark-led national executive of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Okinbaloye, while anchoring Channels TV's Politics Today on Thursday, expressed concern over the consequences of Nigeria transiting into a one-party state.

"I am particularly pained because what makes the race (elections) very interesting is ...