- FCT Minister Nyesom Wike criticizes council chairmen neglecting security meetings, warns non-compliance will be deemed a security threat
- Wike emphasizes commitment to supporting security operatives, while AMAC chairman thanks him for developmental projects during his tenure
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has strongly criticized council chairmen who have neglected monthly security meetings. Speaking at a town hall meeting in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Wike declared that any chairman failing to host the security meeting would be labelled a security threat.
Expressing his dissatisfaction, Wike questioned the rationale behind abandoning security meetings due to a lack of stipends. He sternly emphasized, “How will you say you are not holding a monthly security meeting because you don’t have a stipend? Henceforth, any chairman who fails to hold such a meeting will be seen as a threat to security.”
Assuring unwavering support for security operatives, Wike reiterated the Administration’s commitment to doing everything possible to bolster security.
In response, AMAC chairman Christopher Maikalagiu expressed gratitude to Wike for the developmental projects implemented during his tenure.
Wike not ready for peace in Rivers crisis – Clark tells Tinubu
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has declared to President Bola Tinubu that the immediate past Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Nyesom Wike is not ready for peace in the political crisis rocking the state.
In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, the Elderstatesman and Ijaw leader reiterated his call on President Tinubu to sanction Wike and call him to order to allow the elected Governor, Siminalaye Fubara to govern Rivers State peacefully.
Clark said, “The continuous activities of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, are clear indications that he is not ready for peace in Rivers State.
“It will be recalled that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, intervened in the crisis when he issued an “8-point pact” to both parties which include: That the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalaye Fubara and his allies should withdraw all court cases pertaining to the matter, even though this is against the 1999 Constitution and against popular opinion of Rivers people and indeed Nigerians, His Excellency, Governor Fubara and his associates, including the Speaker recognised by the court, Rt. Hon. Edison Ebie, have complied with this proclamation.