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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has clarified that his absence from the Council of State meeting last week was unrelated to speculation that his nominee for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was rejected by President Bola Tinubu.
Naija News reports that there were speculations that Wike missed the Council of State meeting because President Tinubu rejected his nominee and approved the nomination of Prof. Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman.
However, speaking during the commissioning of access roads in Sector Centre B, Dakibiyu District, Wike said people should ignore the unnecessary propaganda and blackmail.
Wike emphasised that he works for Tinubu, adding that he sent a representative to the meeting due to other engagements.
He said, “Sometimes last Thursday, we had a flag-off and I instructed the Minister of State for FCT to represent me at the Council of State meeting.
“I had already informed Mr. President that I would not be available because of other pre-scheduled engagements, so the Minister of State represented the FCT in that meeting.
“That is why we have to be careful when people spread unnecessary propaganda and blackmail. But in spite of those things, remain focused, and you will achieve your results.
“They said I did not attend because I was unhappy that my nominee was not approved. I work for Mr. President, and his judgment, as far as I am concerned, has always been aimed at putting this country in the right perspective.
“I have told people not to bother; be focused. When you start delivering, achievements will silence all critics. Today, they have nothing else to say, but we are concentrating on roads, and I said, take it easy.”
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