Tinubu Approved My Absence From Council Of State Meeting – Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fixed reasons for his lack astatine the caller Council of State meeting.

He attributed it to pre-scheduled authoritative duties and dismissed media reports of a rift with President Bola Tinubu arsenic “unnecessary propaganda and blackmail.”

The minister’s mentation came yesterday during the inauguration of Access Roads successful Sector Centre B of the Dakibiyu District, Abuja, days aft the high-profile gathering wherever Prof. Joash Amupitan was nominated arsenic president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Wike said his lack was a substance of protocol, not a protest.

“Sometime past week (Thursday), we had a flag-off. And I told the curate of State for FCT to correspond maine astatine the Council of State meeting.

“I had already told Mr President that I would not beryllium disposable due to the fact that of different engagements we had already enactment successful place,” helium said.

The minister’s remark was ostensibly a nonstop effect to a study by an online platform, which claimed helium boycotted the gathering owed to a deepening rift with the President.
The study alleged that Wike was unhappy that his preferred nominee for the INEC chairmanship, Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, was not selected.

Addressing these claims head-on, Wike said, “They said I did not be due to the fact that I was unhappy that my nominee was not taken.

“I enactment for Mr President. Mr President’s judgment, arsenic acold arsenic I’m concerned, successful this state has ever been however to enactment this state successful the close perspective,” helium said.

Wike urged his squad to stay focused connected delivering projects, asserting that tangible results were the astir effectual rebuttal to critics.

“Be focused. When you commencement delivering, the accomplishment volition soundlessness each critics. Today they person thing to say,” helium said.

The curate credited the President’s enactment for the spate of task inaugurations successful the FCT.

“I person ever said that erstwhile you person the close leadership, you tin execute the expected results. Mr President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has shown the close leadership,” helium said.