Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has expressed deep concerns over the disturbing allegations of land grabbing, corruption, and gross abuse of office by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the deafening silence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the issue.
Frank, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said the allegations by Senator Ireti Kingibe have brought to light a series of atrocities and impunity being allegedly perpetrated under the leadership of the FCT Minister.
According to him, Wike’s alleged illegal allocation of lands to his family members, cronies, and political associates at the expense of genuine applicants “is a national scandal that demands urgent intervention.”
This comes as reports allege that Wike dishes out land on a daily basis to friends, family, and associates, while ordinary citizens and investors with genuine needs for both personal and commercial purposes are sidelined.
Reacting, Timi Frank said, “This blatant disregard for the rule of law will discourage local and foreign investors, leading to economic setbacks for the FCT and Nigeria as a whole.”
He condemned the seeming silence of President Tinubu and anti-corruption agencies on the matter.
Frank asked Tinubu to suspend Wike the same way he did to Beta Edu, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management.
He said, “Mr. President, let me remind you that former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Betta Edu’s case was not as grievous compared to what Wike has done, yet you suspended her and sacked her,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, has dismissed claims that he allocated plots to his family members and other allegations.
