The controversial former Governor of Rivers State and now Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has threatened unnamed federal lawmaker who he (Wike) alleged was criticizing his successes as the Minister.
Penpushing reports that Wike issued out the threat in response to alleged derogatory comments credited to the lawmaker during a television programme, declaring that the said lawmaker if not pleased with his (Wike) achievements in office, he can hang himself in a transformer.
The Minister said he overheard the federal lawmaker castigating the successes being recorded in Federal Capital Territory(FCT), and therefore, challenge the lawmaker ahead of the national assembly election in 2027 to come and run for another term
‘I challenge that legislator. If you are very popular, in 2027 come and run under Abuja, we will fail you. Do you think that what happened last time will happen again? It will not happen again. “Luckily for me, I am the FCT Minister now’, Wike boasted
Penpushing further reports that the loquacious politician speaking at the inauguration of the construction of Mabushi Bus Terminal, Phase I, on Monday in Abuja, noted that the lawmaker particularly criticised the rot in schools and the absence of quality hospitals in the territory.
“You, as a legislator, what have you done? How many bills have you sponsored for us to improve our education and health sector? I challenge that legislator. If you are very popular, in 2027 come and run under Abuja, we will fail you’, he said
“Do you think that what happened last time will happen again? It will not happen again. Luckily for me, I am the FCT Minister now. So that is my territory and I’m not afraid’, With all due respect, what you don’t know, you don’t know, what you know you know’, Wike added.
‘The good thing for you is to tell people you don’t know when you don’t know, then people will educate you. The Honourable Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud and my humble self, have not been in office for more than 11months and the person is angry that people are praising us’, he stated.
“If you don’t want or you are angry about that, go and hang yourself in a transformer. If we have done well; we have done well. If we haven’t done well; we haven’t done well. I’m proud to say that in the short time that President Tinubu has appointed us, we have done well’, the Minister said
Penpushing further reports that Wike pointed out and warned that if the lawmaker is angry with the praises he and his team are receiving for doing a good job, by next year, his (lawmaker)blood pressure level will go very high.
Meanwhile, Wike who is currently on political war with his successor in Rivers State, Governor Fubara, is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but serving in the All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government.
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