Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing assault on the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, accusing him of looking for media relevance by means of “baseless criticisms” of the federal government’s efforts within the nation’s capital.
The minister’s outburst was triggered by Obi’s latest feedback at a public faculty within the Kuje space council of the FCT, the place he was reported to have criticised the federal government for abandoning public faculties.
Talking through the commissioning of newly constructed roads within the Mabushi District of Abuja on Thursday, Wike stated that p, “it’s not all the pieces it’s essential to play politics,” and challenged Obi’s report as a former governor of Anambra State.
He immediately confronted Obi’s claims, drawing a pointy comparability between their respective tenures.
“Mr. Peter Obi, we simply got here into workplace two years in the past. We’ve not even stayed 4 years, however you stayed eight good years.
“Examine what now we have performed in two years within the FCT with what you probably did in eight years in Anambra. Can you actually say you like this nation? Can you actually say you like Anambra? Definitely not,” he stated.
The minister delved into Anambra’s {financial} historical past, alleging that Obi prioritised revenue over improvement.
“In eight years, as a substitute of creating Anambra, you took the cash and put it in a {bank} you are interested in, Fidelity Bank. In order that revenue will probably be coming, and Anambra can be struggling,” he stated.
Wike additionally dismissed Obi’s well-publicised acts of social advocacy, equivalent to celebrating his birthday in an Internally Displaced Individuals (IDPs) camp, as mere political stunts.
“You can’t be President of Nigeria solely whenever you go to at least one IDP for a party. If you had been a governor, why didn’t you do your party in an IDP camp?
“It’s now you wish to be president that day by day you say, ‘I’m going to do my birthday with the much less privileged.’ Who do you wish to deceive? Sufficient is sufficient,” he stated.
He additional questioned Obi’s management capability, citing the interior disaster inside the Labour Party.
“You run as president underneath a celebration and you can’t handle it, an bizarre celebration. You possibly can know a great dancer from step one.
“An bizarre celebration of how many individuals? It’s in disaster. You possibly can’t maintain it collectively, however you wish to handle a fancy nation like Nigeria. It’s not for folks such as you,” Wike stated.
In the course of the occasion, Wike praised Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Damian Dodo, for example of a “good citizen.”
He recounted how Dodo privately drew his consideration to the poor state of Kez Udezue Road, resulting in the federal government’s swift intervention and the highway’s reconstruction inside six months.
“That’s what good residents, accountable residents ought to do. Not approaching social media to castigate the federal government only for political functions,” Wike stated.
He thanked the contractor, Lubrik Building, and the FCT Administration for his or her dedication, assuring that the federal government would proceed to accomplice with these devoted to the event of the Territory.
In her remarks, the FCT minister of State, Mariya Mahmoud, expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his regular management and enduring perception that the prosperity of Nigeria begins with the power and performance of its capital metropolis.
Mahmoud additionally acknowledged the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, as the motive force of the Renewed Hope Agenda, whose purposeful management, ardour for infrastructure renewal, and daring drive for outcomes have ignited a brand new period of improvement inside the FCT.
She tasked residents of the FCT to keep up the infrastructure, saying, “These roads belong to you; might they serve your every day lives with ease and security.”
