FCT, Abuja – President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, December 13, President Bola Tinubu made Nyesom Wike a minister because of his performance in Rivers state.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that Akpabio spoke at a book launch to mark the 57th birthday celebration of the federal capital territory (FCT) minister.
The Nigerian No.3 citizen described Wike as a workaholic public officer and someone who gives his best in any office he finds himself.
He said:
In the same vein, Mariya Mahmoud, the FCT minister of state, eulogised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, describing him as “a visionary leader who is committed to service delivery”.
According to a statement issued on Friday, December 13, by her special assistant media, Austine Elemue, Mahmoud said:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that a group backed Wike in achieving positive developments in the FCT.
The group, Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ), maintained that Wike’s enemies are on a mission to disrupt his ongoing efforts to transform the FCT into a model capital territory.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng