Former River State Governor and current minister of the federal capital territory, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has warned property owners who are distorting the master plan of Abuja.
Wike said during a press conference in Abuja on Monday, moments after taking his oath of office at the State House. He said, “All those people who are distorting the master plan of Abuja, too bad. If you know you have built where you’re not supposed to build, it will go down.”
He added that those landlords who has taken over the greens areas or parks areas, he said it is not accepted and must come back. “If you hate green, you must hate yourself. So, if you know you have anybody involved that has taken over the green areas or has taken over the parks to where you now do restaurants, no, we will not accept that. Sorry,” he said.
Recall that, On 27 July, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent Nyesom Wike’s name, along with twenty seven others to the 10th Nigerian senate as ministerial nominees. On the 31 July, 2023, Wike was screened by the senate where he declared that President Tinubu would not regret nominating him as a minister in his cabinet
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON is a Nigerian politician, lawyer and the current minister of the Federal Capital Territory. He previously served as the governor of Rivers State from 2015 to 2023. He is an Ikwerre from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor, Rivers State.