{"id":168154,"date":"2025-07-03T12:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wike-explains-renaming-icc-after-tinubu"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:33:51","slug":"wike-explains-renaming-icc-after-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/wike-explains-renaming-icc-after-tinubu","title":{"rendered":"Wike Explains Renaming ICC After Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday dismissed the issue of sycophancy in renaming the International Conference Centre after President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during his monthly media parley in Abuja, Wike said the centre can\u2019t be renamed after armed robbers.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister also reiterated his earlier comment that the facility is booked till 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThat place is booked till 2027. Now you are saying, why did I name it after Bola Tinubu? Who should I name it after? Who is more qualified?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is called International Conference Centre? We have IBB International Golf Club. Why didn\u2019t we leave it as the International Golf Club?<\/p>\n<p>International Conference Centre is not a name tied to anybody.<\/p>\n<p>What is sycophancy? Sycophancy that somebody showed leadership, supported me to achieve what was achieved?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only when the person dies that we want to remember them. But while alive and pouring their energy into making the country better, we ignore them. I will not do that.<\/p>\n<p>Why all this noise about renaming the ICC after Tinubu? Should we rename it after armed robbers?\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. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday dismissed the issue of sycophancy in renaming the International Conference Centre after President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during his monthly media parley in Abuja, Wike said the centre can\u2019t be renamed after armed robbers. 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