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Why I Was Surprised Tinubu Appointed Me FCT Minister, Says Wike
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Why I Was Surprised Tinubu Appointed Me FCT Minister, Says Wike

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • Nyesom Wike has disclosed that his appointment as minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is not a development he anticipated
  • Wike is a strong member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the immediate past governor of Rivers state
  • The 55-year-old thanked President Bola Tinubu for finding him worthy of the position of FCT minister

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FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has said his appointment was not envisaged.

In an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, August 30, the former Rivers governor stated that he was surprised when he received news of his appointment as FCT minister.

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Wike grateful to President Tinubu for ministerial appointment. Photo credits: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike - CON, GSSRS
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"Ministerial appointment not something I planned", Wike

He expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for ‘honouring’ him.

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Tinubu, who won the last presidential election on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), recently appointed Wike as FCT minister to serve in his cabinet.

Wike’s appointment as a minister elicited conversations as he is a key member of the main opposition party, the PDP.

Meanwhile, it is widely believed that Wike worked for Tinubu's victory during the 2023 election in February.

He said:

"I never, for one day, saw myself becoming an FCT minister. That is why I was surprised when it was announced that the president has deemed it fit that I should be the FCT minister. It is not something I planned, it is not something I thought was possible. But here we are. So, thank you to Mr President, and I thank God Almighty.”

He continued:

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“I think the president must have seen my track record as governor.”

Wike dares PDP to suspend him

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Wike chastised the PDP.

Wike said he has not seen the party chieftain who will suspend or expel him from the party.

The ex-governor said he informed PDP leadership before he took the ministerial offer of President Tinubu of the APC.

“PDP must apologise to me”, Wike

Legit.ng also reported that Wike said the leadership of the PDP has to apologise to him and some of his colleagues before he can work with them in the Bayelsa elections.

He said the leadership of the PDP has a lot of errors to correct before he can consider working for them in the Saturday, November 11, 2023 election.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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