Just In: "Your Houses Will Go Down", Wike Speaks on Illegal Buildings as He Assumes Office as FCT Minister
- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has threatened to embark on demolition of houses built illegally
- The minister said this in his inaugural address at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) office on Monday, August 21
- Wike was among the 45 ministers sworn in by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja earlier in the day.
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FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike, the new minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday, August 21, left tongues wagging shortly after he assumed office.
Wike arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) at about 1:20 pm for his first media briefing after his swearing-in ceremony, according to The Punch.
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Minister Wike hits the ground running
Wike was accompanied by a mammoth crowd into the building of the FCTA.
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The new minister fumed at some happenings in Abuja and asked violators to retrace their steps, or else the government will strike, Television Continental also reported.
He said:
"People who are distorting the master plan of Abuja, your houses will go down".
"People are paying for refuse collection. But there is refuse everywhere. What are the refuse collectors doing?
"We must sit down to look at ways of waste management. It is very key."
He continued:
"If you know you build where you are supposed not to build, your house will go down, be you a minister or ambassador.
"If you know you have developed where you are not supposed to develop, your house must go down.
"So if you have anyone that has taken over the green areas, the parks, no we will not accept that."
Tinubu finally forms cabinet
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu officially inaugurated his team of 45 ministers on Monday, August 21, at the State House Conference Center, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The swearing-in process was carried out in seven separate batches, each consisting of several ministers, Dada Olusegun, the Special Assistant to the president on social media noted.
Confirmed portfolios of Tinubu's cabinet members
Legit.ng also reported that on Monday, August 21, the Nigerian presidency released the profiles of President Bola Tinubu's cabinet members and the ministries under each of them.
The information was shared via the official Twitter handle of the president's office.
Source: Legit.ng
