Wike Blasts Peter Obi Over Comments On State Of FCT Schools, Accuses Him Of ‘Baseless Criticisms’

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing onslaught connected the 2023 Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, accusing him of seeking media relevance done “baseless criticisms” of the government’s efforts successful the nation’s capital.

The minister’s outburst was triggered by Obi’s caller comments astatine a nationalist schoolhouse successful the Kuje country assembly of the FCT, wherever helium was reported to person criticised the authorities for abandoning nationalist schools.

Speaking during the commissioning of recently constructed roads successful the Mabushi District of Abuja connected Thursday, Wike said that p, “it is not everything you indispensable play politics,” and challenged Obi’s grounds arsenic a erstwhile politician of Anambra State.

He straight confronted Obi’s claims, drafting a crisp examination betwixt their respective tenures.

“Mr. Peter Obi, we conscionable came into bureau 2 years ago. We person not adjacent stayed 4 years, but you stayed 8 bully years.

“Compare what we person done successful 2 years successful the FCT with what you did successful 8 years successful Anambra. Can you truly accidental you emotion this country? Can you truly accidental you emotion Anambra? Certainly not,” helium said.

The curate delved into Anambra’s fiscal history, alleging that Obi prioritised nett implicit development.

“In 8 years, alternatively of processing Anambra, you took the wealth and enactment it successful a slope you person an involvement in, Fidelity Bank. So that nett volition beryllium coming, and Anambra would beryllium suffering,” helium said.

Wike besides dismissed Obi’s well-publicised acts of societal advocacy, specified arsenic celebrating his day successful an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, arsenic specified governmental stunts.

“You cannot beryllium President of Nigeria lone erstwhile you spell to 1 IDP for a day party. When you were a governor, wherefore didn’t you bash your day enactment successful an IDP camp?

“It is present you privation to beryllium president that each time you say, ‘I’m going to bash my day with the little privileged.’ Who bash you privation to deceive? Enough is enough,” helium said.

He further questioned Obi’s enactment capacity, citing the interior situation wrong the Labour Party.

“You tally arsenic president nether a enactment and you cannot negociate it, an mean party. You tin cognize a bully dancer from the archetypal step.

“An mean enactment of however galore people? It is successful crisis. You can’t clasp it together, but you privation to negociate a analyzable federation similar Nigeria. It’s not for radical similar you,” Wike said.

During the event, Wike praised Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Damian Dodo, arsenic an illustration of a “good citizen.”

He recounted however Dodo privately drew his attraction to the mediocre authorities of Kez Udezue Street, starring to the government’s swift involution and the road’s reconstruction wrong six months.

“That is what bully citizens, liable citizens should do. Not coming connected societal media to castigate the authorities conscionable for governmental purposes,” Wike said.

He thanked the contractor, Lubrik Construction, and the FCT Administration for their commitment, assuring that the authorities would proceed to spouse with those dedicated to the improvement of the Territory.

In her remarks, the FCT curate of State, Mariya Mahmoud, expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his dependable enactment and enduring content that the prosperity of Nigeria begins with the spot and functionality of its superior city.

Mahmoud besides acknowledged the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, arsenic the operator of the Renewed Hope Agenda, whose purposeful leadership, passionateness for infrastructure renewal, and bold thrust for results person ignited a caller epoch of improvement wrong the FCT.

She tasked residents of the FCT to support the infrastructure, saying, “These roads beryllium to you; whitethorn they service your regular lives with easiness and safety.”