{"id":157263,"date":"2025-03-31T09:53:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/they-did-rituals-cooked-up-stories-fct-ministers-aide-lere-reacts-to-wikes-obituary-photo"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:06:11","slug":"they-did-rituals-cooked-up-stories-fct-ministers-aide-lere-reacts-to-wikes-obituary-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/photo\/they-did-rituals-cooked-up-stories-fct-ministers-aide-lere-reacts-to-wikes-obituary-photo","title":{"rendered":"They did rituals, cooked up stories \u2013 FCT Minister\u2019s aide, Lere reacts to Wike\u2019s \u2018obituary photo\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Mr Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has reacted to an alleged obituary photo of his principal making the rounds.<\/p>\n<p>There has been rumours speculating that the Minister collapsed at an event in Abuja on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Some TikTok and X users even alleged that the Minister was dead, circulating his \u2018obituary photo\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>However, Wike made a public appearance on Sunday when he led FCT community leaders on Sallah homage to President Bola Tinubu at the State House.<\/p>\n<p>Lere, while reacting to the photo on his official X handle, accused a Nigerian Actress, Hilda Dokubo of being paid to cook up the collapsing story.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cBut normal normal, Fubara suppose collect his money from this Hilda Dokubo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter collecting Millions of Naira from Opobo Judas of Rivers to stage Wike\u2019s Obituary pictures, and do some RITUALS, they cooked up that story of Wike collapsing and being in coma so that Fulbara will be happy that they have delivered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo what will FAILED ACTRESS HILDA DOKUBO tell Fubara now? Ugochinyere duped Fubara. Hilda Dokubo duped Fubara. Who else\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Mr Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has reacted to an alleged obituary photo of his principal making the rounds. 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