- Wike said President Tinubu is fully in charge, with no cabal influence.
- He praised Tinubu for removing fuel subsidy and unifying forex rates.
- Wike urged unity and citizen commitment to rebuild Nigeria.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed rumours that some power brokers are influencing the governance of President Bola Tinubu.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Wike said this while delivering the keynote address at the 2025 OAU Distinguished Personality Lecture in Ile-Ife, the Osun State capital, on Thursday.
EDITOR’S PICK
- Lagos State Taskforce Cracks Down on Criminal Hideouts in Gowon Estate
- LAWMA Encourages Proper Waste Management Practices During Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations
- Sanwo-Olu Distributes 180 Saudi Riyals to Each Pilgrim Participant
Wike said, “He has shown that he has the courage. Under Tinubu, there is nothing like cabal. This is a president that is in charge.”
The former governor of Rivers State said all former Nigerian presidents, including Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, were not bold enough to remove the petrol subsidy and unify the foreign exchange rates.
Wike said so many people would still be benefiting from fuel subsidy fraud had Tinubu not removed it.
The FCT Minister added that though Nigeria has underperformed in the last six decades since independence, and all imaginable fault lines are cracking, the nation can still rise and blaze in glory if the right governance frameworks are put in place.
He stressed the rebuilding of trust and the strengthening of the cord of unity in diversity for Nigeria to forge forward.
According to him, the desired Nigeria won’t fall from heaven but will require the vision, sacrifice, hard work and purpose of all citizens. “Let us leave for the next generation resolves and not regrets,” Wike said, urging all Nigerians to be committed to the nation’s building.
FURTHER READING
- Olu-Epe Tussle: Princess Surah Animashaun Lift Suspension on Eid-I-Adha Celebration
- Anambra 2025: INEC Releases Final List Of Candidates, Campaign Dates
- FG, Reps Push For 5% Levy On Petrol, Diesel For Road Repairs
The event was also graced by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi; the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; former Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom; among others.
