BREAKING: Wike Approves Appointment of Attorney Daudu

• Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, has announced the appointment of Barrister Benedict Daudu as his Senior Special Assistant on Legal matters
• The appointment was announced in a statement by the FCT administration, adding that Daudu was appointed because of his legal expertise
• According to the FCT, Daudu has extensive educational background and well-grounding about key policy issues

FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has approved the appointment of Barrister Benedict Daudu as his Senior Special Assistant on Legal and Multilateral Cooperation.

This was disclosed in a tweet by the FCTA on Tuesday, October 10, adding that the appointment was in line with the recognition of the legal expertise of Daudu by the former two-term governor of Rivers State.

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Why Wike appoints Daudu as senior special assistant on legal matters

Daudu was well-equipped with an extensive academic background and a profound understanding of key policy issues.

The FCT Administration described the legal practitioner as:

"Barrister Benedict Daudu, a distinguished and practising attorney in Nigeria, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his new role."

The appointment of Wike as minister under the administration of President Bola Tinubu has been controversial, owing to the fact that he is a leader in the leading opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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Wike was said to have worked for President Tinubu during the February 25 presidential election, against the candidate of his party, Atiku Abubakar.

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The FCT minister had issue with the PDP and Atiku ahead of the election over the failure of the party's leadership to meet with the demands of the southern block in the party.

Wike and four other governors were demanding that the PDP national chairman should come from the southern bloc since the presidential candidate was from the north but Atiku ignore their demands and said in one of his campaign that the north needs another northern after President Muhammadu Buhari.

See the tweet here:

FCT: Wike promises to address accommodation issue facing Court of Appeal judges

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, has said he would ensure that the housing deficit facing the court of appeals judges is addressed.

The minister made the vow while delivering his address at the beginning of the 2023/2024 legal year of the court of appeal in Abuja on Monday.

Wike noted that President Bola Tinubu recognised the judiciary being the third tier of government, and it is important to his renewed hope agenda.

Source: Legit.ng