Just In: President Tinubu Meets Wike Behind Closed Doors
- The president and the new minister of the FCT held a crucial meeting at the State House in Abuja
- Although the meeting between Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Nyesom Wike was held on Thursday, August 24, the agenda was not made public
- Tinubu met with Wike hours after a building collapsed at Garki village in Abuja, which left 37 persons wounded and two feared dead
State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, met behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, August 24.
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As reported by The Punch, Tinubu's meeting with Wike, came on the heels of the building collapse, a few days after the former governor of Rivers state assumed office as minister.
The agenda of the meeting is yet unknown, but it may not be unconnected with the building collapse in Abuja on Wednesday, August 23, in which about two persons were feared dead and 37 others wounded.
It was expected that Wike would brief the president on the unfortunate event and the level of casualty recorded, Vanguard report added.
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What is the price of Wike’s multi-million naira SUV labelled ‘FCT-01’
The newly inaugurated minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike's choice of automobile for his first day at work has become a debate in the polity.
Wike, on Tuesday, August 22, arrived at the FCTA in an armoured Lexus LX 600 SUV with the plate number ‘FCT – 01’, and this got many talking.
A search on the official Lexus website puts the price of this SUV starting from $100,115; this is equivalent to N75,764,028.55.
Demolition threats: Shehu Sani counsels Wike
The new minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) assumed official duties recently.
Wike is a member of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and is widely considered a controversial politician.
Shehu Sani advised Wike via X (also known as Twitter) and said the new minister needs to behave with care in his new role.
Source: Legit.ng
