The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has come under heavy criticism from All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Farouk Aliyu over his recent remarks about APC governors.
Speaking during a recent interview, Aliyu criticised Wike’s comments and said:
“Well, you see, I am not personally attacking Wike as a person, no.
“When Wike was doing that to his party, PDP, that’s his party really, but now this is our own party.
“So just because he did it to his party, you think we should condone doing it to our party? No, we will not condone it. Certainly, we will not.”
“Whoever thinks that because Wike did that to his party, then we should allow him to do it to our party, we, as a party, shall not allow these kind of things to happen.”
“And Mr. President is going to come back. Mr. President will have to certainly decide. I’m sure he will speak to Wike. He will speak to also our leaders. That look, we don’t need these things in public.
“I am not aware that anybody is against him being appointed minister. Yes, I heard him saying that.”
“We are happy with him being a minister because I don’t think in this country there has ever been a minister of FCT that has done what Wike has done or is doing.”
“So we are happy with his performance absolutely, and he, as a minister, he’s been compensated with that position, and position of FCT minister is good and huge compensation in a political setting of this country.”
“We are not quarrelling with that. He is compensated, and then of course there will be rivalry. Some people may not be happy with him, and so on.”
“I and so many of us are not part of those that are not happy with Wike, or because he became a minister of the FCT.”
“It is true Wike also helped us to bring Rivers and also FCT at the last election.”