{"id":106582,"date":"2024-01-08T10:45:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T09:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-took-risk-making-me-fct-minister-wike-on-appointment"},"modified":"2024-01-08T13:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T12:21:24","slug":"tinubu-took-risk-making-me-fct-minister-wike-on-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-took-risk-making-me-fct-minister-wike-on-appointment","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu took risk making me FCT minister \u2013 Wike on appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu took a lot of risk appointing him minister.<\/p>\n<p>Wike said people protested against Tinubu\u2019s decision but the president \u201cstood his ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He spoke in his country home, Rumueprikom in Obio\/Akpor Local Government Area of the Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>The immediate past governor of Rivers State said he\u2019s more concerned about playing politics of unity in the state.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wike: \u201cLet\u2019s move forward for the interest of the state. That is important. I took the decision and you listened to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want you to also listen to me now. Let\u2019s accept what Mr. President has said. It is in the interest of Rivers and Nigeria in general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt may not be the best but there is no option. Mr. President took a lot of risk to give me the position of Minister of FCT. People protested but he stood firm. If he could do that, you too should accept his decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we came back from Abuja, within the next 48 hours, the speaker and his people took the decision to obey Mr. President without attaching any condition. I thank Mr. Speaker and other members for respecting Mr. President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you are APC or PDP or you don\u2019t belong to any of the parties, we owe a duty to give Mr. President support to move this country forward. Some people said I betrayed PDP, but I never betrayed PDP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stood firm and told Nigerians we wouldn\u2019t do this if this were not done. So the issue of betrayal doesn\u2019t arise\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu took a lot of risk appointing him minister. Wike said people protested against Tinubu\u2019s decision but the president \u201cstood his ground.\u201d He spoke in his country home, Rumueprikom in Obio\/Akpor Local Government Area of the Rivers State. 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