Nyesom Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that members of the elite are the ones distorting the Master Plan of the nation’s capital.
Wike, who spoke exclusively on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, said “so many things have gone wrong in the FCT” before his assumption in office on August 21, 2023.
The former governor of Rivers State said members of the elite are the “major lawbreakers” in the FCT.
He said the Master Plan of the FCT has been distorted by privileged few building in reserved places like the Green Area.
“Today in this country, who are the major lawbreakers? Is there are any poor man that is doing something to distort the Master Plan of the FCT?
“Is there any poor man that is living in Asokoro, that is living in Maitama or Garki? So, what are we talking about?” the minister queried.
Wike said President Bola Tinubu must have seen his track record as Rivers governor before appointing him as FCT minister.
The FCT minister said certain decisions must be taken and only a strong-willed person like himself can take those decisions no matter whose ox is gored.
The ex-governor said he will raise a strong legal team to tackle erring members of the elite. Wike also said “no going back” on the plans by the FCT Administration to demolish buildings distorting Abuja Master Plan.
On the issue of his suspension from the PDP, he said he has not seen the party chieftain who will suspend or expel him from the party.
“Who will discipline me? I should be the one calling for the discipline of these people who violated the party’s constitution, in the way that the party supported rotation.
“Who will suspend me? I want to dare anybody.
“We are just waiting for the presidential panel to finish, you will know who actually are those who are working well for the party.
“How can anybody talk about expelling me? A state that brought a governor? A state that brought three senators? A state that produced 32 House of Assembly members? A state that produced 11 out of 13 House of Representatives.
“The person that would suspend me is the one that couldn’t produce a governor, is the one that couldn’t produce three senators?
“I have not seen that person, with all due respect. Nobody will do it. So, the issue of they will do it does not arise,” he said.
