‘I won’t sit and watch government officials attacked’ — Wike speaks on face-off with soldier
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has addressed his confrontation with A.M Yerima, a naval officer, over a disputed piece of land allegedly owned by Awwal Zubairu Gambo, a former chief of naval staff.
Speaking ahead of the FCT executive council meeting on Thursday, Wike condemned Gambo for deploying serving naval officers to secure the property, describing it as “abuse of power”.
The minister said it was wrong for a retired military officer to use serving personnel to “obstruct lawful activities” of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA).
Responding to criticisms over his decision to personally visit the site, Wike said he could not remain passive while government workers were “being attacked”.
