Wike Explains Absence from Council of State Meeting Amid Tinubu’s INEC Nominee Rejection
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has clarified that he was not attending the Council of State meeting last week because of rumors that President Bola Tinubu had rejected his candidate for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairmanship.
According to reports, there were rumors that Wike did not attend the Council of State meeting because President Tinubu approved Prof. Joash Amupitan’s nomination as INEC Chairman and rejected his own.
Wike, however, advised people to disregard the needless blackmail and propaganda while addressing during the opening of access roads in Sector Centre B, Dakibiyu District.
Wike emphasized that he works for Tinubu and that, because of other commitments, he sent a representative to the meeting.
“We had a flag-off sometime last Thursday, and I gave the FCT Minister of State instructions to speak on my behalf at the Council of State meeting,” he stated.
The Minister of State represented the FCT in that meeting since I had previously notified Mr. President that I would not be available due to other prearranged engagements.
For this reason, we must exercise caution when others disseminate needless blackmail and misinformation. However, if you stay focused despite those obstacles, you will succeed.
They said that I skipped the event because I was upset that my nominee had not been accepted. I work for Mr. President, and his judgment has always, in my opinion, been focused on placing this nation in the proper perspective.
“I’ve advised folks to focus and not to worry. Once you begin to deliver, your accomplishments will silence your detractors. They have nothing more to say today, but we are focusing on roads, so I told them to relax.