Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he is in charge of lands in Abuja and can’t grab what he is in charge of constitutionally.
He said at an end-of-the-year thanksgiving organised by the PDP stakeholders in Ahoada East and Ahoada West at Ukpata community in Ekpeye kingdom of Rivers State, on Thursday, December 26.
“People say land grabbing, do you grab what you are in charge of? I am in charge of land in Abuja how will I go and grab what I am in charge of? Those, who are grabbing land are whom I am dealing with and that is why we must thank Mr. President, if he didn’t give us this opportunity, we would not have known the way this country is.
Here in Rivers, we thought it was difficult but when you go to the capital territory of a country you know that you are dealing with entire Nigerians.
People think that because yesterday nobody was able to implement rules, it means that today, nobody would be able to do it. It means that tomorrow nobody will be able to do it. No, it is not like that. The mere fact that no government was able to do it yesterday doesn’t mean that this Renewed Hope Agenda government cannot do it today. That is why I can assure you that no matter the cry you cry, no matter the propaganda you carry, I will do what is right. If you like give me any name you want to give me. You heard what the president said, Nigerians do not like to comply.
Simple thing, comply, because they think some of us, you can threaten us, you can blackmail us, it is fake. It won’t work. I do not even know whether you are blackmailing me, I am not interested. My interest is that I am doing what is right and even if heaven comes, I will still do it”.
