The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, declared that critics accused him of land grabbing because he’s a politician.
Wike explained that he took over lands within the capital
city for the sake of development.
He spoke during the commissioning of Judges Quarters, Court
of Appeal, and flag-off construction of Quarters for Industrial Court, Code of
Conduct Tribunal Judges in Abuja to mark President Bola Tinubu’s third year
anniversary.
The minister explained how some of the plots used for the
construction were allocated 15 years ago and left undeveloped but were revoked
by the FCT Administration under his leadership and developed for the Judges
Quarters.
According to Wike: “This land was allocated to Julius Berger
15 years ago and I revoked it. If you don’t want to be accused don’t be a
politician, in fact, the day you become a politician is the day the will write
your history, even those who don’t know you. I thank God that today they can
see that I truly grabbed lands. I came to see where we can develop land for
judicial officers.
“I want to tell everybody that once you know what you are
doing, don’t bother listening to what people are saying. I have this cue, if
you like abuse me from morning till night, but I just come back and ask my wife
if there is any good whisky which I take and go and sleep.
“While you are worrying yourself, I’m sleeping very well. So
when you see why I’m not worried, if I’m not important will they call my name?
So don’t bother yourself, do your work.
“Just where we want to build the industrial court, people
have started developing, and I asked ‘who are the people developing here? They
said they are private developers.’
“So because you have seen roads, here is where judges will
leave and I have declared here as judges Quarters, I’m going to take over the
whole land which I did.”
He explained that landed properties around the Judges
Quarters were retrieved from previous developers to safeguard the judges.
“They started complaining but I promised to pay
compensation. I don’t know who is going to stay on the third floor and looking
at where the judges are staying, some could be kidnappers, you never can tell
and they are waiting for you to come out from the gate for something to happen.
“So I have taken over the whole of that land and even the
one here, I have directed that they ask the owner, we are buying it off and
handing it over to the judiciary, so that we will also protect them, it’s very
important,” he added.
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