- Lashes Resident, Tells Them to Shut Up!
By Abiola Olawale
In a viral video circulating on social media, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has been seen chiding some residents of Lugbe over allegations of land grabbing.
In the viral video, Wike, who paid a visit to Lugbe, was heard furiously lashing out at the residents over an alleged illegal possession of lands.
The residents, however, protested, arguing that they secured the land legally and they had documents to prove legal ownership of the land.
“We are not land grabbers, we are developers. We have papers. We have submitted these papers to the authorities,” they chorused.
The response appeared to have angered Wike, who yelled at the residents.
He said: “Shut up! Every land in the FCT belongs to the FCT. The Supreme Court said the area councils do not have the power to allot land. And that was why the area councils came to us to grant them that request.
“The only thing you can do is go to court. If you like harass us. I will not settle you because you have taken laws into your hands.
“Who told you you can talk? Is it because I came down to talk to you? If you think that you take something… you are not the only one. Be careful. Stupid.”
The New Diplomat reports that this comes after the FCT administration had embarked on a spree of demolishing properties over alleged flouting of the city’s master plan.
In March, Wike told the House of Representatives Committee on FCT that some officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) illegally allocated land to individuals and developers before he was appointed minister.
