Senator Ireti Kingibe Condemns Tinubu’s Decision to Appoint Wike

Ireti Kingibe, a senator from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called President Bola Tinubu’s choice to select Nyesom Wike as FCT Minister his worst error.
Kingibe reportedly stated this in an interview with ARISE Television.

“It is my personal opinion that that is rather unfortunate, because if I were making a list of all the things that President Tinubu has done wrong, the greatest wrong he has done to himself, the thing that has demarcated him the most has been on Minister Wike,” the Labour Party (LP) lawmaker said, criticizing President Tinubu for giving Wike such political prominence despite being a member of the opposition.

She responded to reports of Wike’s popularity in recent surveys by saying, “If, in fact, Minister Wike is as popular as Depending on who did it and how it was carried out, you’re referring to that poll. I’m not disparaging, but I am pointing out that elections for local governments will be held in a few months.

“Can he tell the people, go and do this and they do it,” she added, “when we get to any kind of election? If he is unable to, it indicates that all ministers have been doing is sulking and continuing to make noise.

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Kingibe further charged that the minister had misused property intended for a public hospital. “Land in Bwari has been set aside for a general hospital. Minister Wike cancels it and has a market, shopping center, or other event set up there. Minister Wike has been pestering embassies and the entire FCT over ground rent.

Kingibe went on to say, “Oh, I’m going to take those documents and go to the body, the equivalent of his state assembly, and insist that that assembly, the president from whom Wike derives his powers, goes back to the National Assembly for approval for everything,” in reference to the documents she said demonstrated Wike’s abuse of power.

“Wike, who receives authority from him, only attends the National Assembly to discuss the budget. What has he done with all of his IGR, TSA? He has never been held accountable for anything.