Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has told the FCT Senator Ireti Kingibe that he cannot be forced to become her friend.

Wike lambasted the Senator, accusing her of blackmailing him instead of communicating her problems through the proper channels or, better still, focusing on her oversight functions.

The former Rivers Governor stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja, stating that the lawmaker is aggrieved because the Senate President snubbed her for the Senate Committee on FCT position.

His words: “I don’t want to be personal…she’s the Senator for FCT. She went around saying ‘oh, oh Wike is busy scraping roads…I should leave the roads till when the potholes come?

“Somebody wants to be your friend, and you say, ‘I don’t want to be your friend. Is it by force?’ The problem is that she wanted to be Chairman of the Senate Committee on FCT, and the Senate President said, ‘I’m not giving you’.


‘What are you going to supervise me? You cannot supervise me. What is her interest, and why must I see her? If I have a problem, I’ll go and see her. I don’t have a problem. Nobody can intimidate me. Look, I was a Minister before.

I became a governor of one of the most important states in Nigeria, and she thinks that the only way you can bring me is to go to Channels, TVC, saying the Minister is not carrying me along.

“I don’t have the back to carry. It’s not about blackmailing. Do the right thing. You know her problem? She ran for election with my friend Philip Aduda, and she sees me taking Philip everywhere instead of her being the Senator. Should I abandon my friend because he failed the election?”

Recall that Kingibe had accused Wike of carrying out anti-people policies in the Nigerian capital.

writetopoker:
Woke is always sounding childish and always on a vendetta mission.
Woke said he is carrying one of his friends who failed the election around on official duty, but "doesn't have the back to carry an official minister around on official jobs".

Personally, I do not blame all these politicians, I blame the public, Nigerians and masses who tolerate all charlatans.

Depriest2020:
Na Nigerian senators they abuse their office, they have degraded their offices that it no longer commands respect. Imagine ordinary appointed minister disrespecting and talking to an elected senator of the federal Republic of Nigeria, can such a thing happen in the US? Can't she summon Wike to the NASS? And why are her colleagues not protecting her? Nigeria is a mess.

kestolove95:
Nobody wants to role with obituary people.. Very aggressive people

Depriest2020:
Na Nigerian senators they abuse their office, they have degraded their offices that it no longer commands respect. Imagine ordinary appointed minister disrespecting and talking to an elected senator of the federal Republic of Nigeria, can such a thing happen in the US? Can't she summon Wike to the NASS? And why are her colleagues not protecting her? Nigeria is a mess.

Wawelexy:
Wike na sharp alpha male... Baba is rejecting any form of manipulation...
Ned has changed their mindset now, it's either a fresh punany or nothing... Bad market for the evening newspaper
Ride on Wike, you dodged a bullet....

Jogs1900:

It seems you don't understand.... Constitutionally, Wike is reporting to the president..Moreover,it possible shes not be a member of senate committe on FCT..Those are what Wike are using to check her.

Jogs1900:

It seems you don't understand.... Constitutionally, Wike is reporting to the president..Moreover,it possible shes not be a member of senate committe on FCT..Those are what Wike are using to check her.

Wawelexy:
Wike na sharp alpha male... Baba is rejecting any form of manipulation...

Ned has changed their mindset now, it's either a fresh punany or nothing... Bad market for the evening newspaper

Ride on Wike, you dodged a bullet....

Depriest2020:
Na Nigerian senators they abuse their office, they have degraded their offices that it no longer commands respect. Imagine ordinary appointed minister disrespecting and talking to an elected senator of the federal Republic of Nigeria, can such a thing happen in the US? Can't she summon Wike to the NASS? And why are her colleagues not protecting her? Nigeria is a mess.

OneCandleAway:


But how can the FCT Senator not be a member if senate committee on FCT? What type of dirty politics is that?

Depriest2020:

Even if she's not a member of committee on FCT, does that give Wike right to talk to her in that manner, like she's asking him out on a date. Wike should respect the office she occupies and not the woman. After all Wike went and bowed to her and her colleagues to confirm him as a minister.

Gbogbowa:
Wike want Ireti to fail that is why is projecting Ajudua indirectly to the people so that in the next election they will vote his friend but they will all failed, Tinubu put him in Fct to come and do the dirty job he did in River but will be resisted. It will suprice you that Akpabio that have just one constituency collected much more money for constituency project than senator Ireti that have a whole FCT to care of APC is evil

Twoclans:


You are absolutely correct.

Kingibe is popular with the grassroot people,she should focus on them and even grow that base more or else wike might rig her out in 2027.

Beautifulday:


She is not popular anywhere. She just rode on the wave of labor party.

faceland:


It is politics and not bedroom. She is being crafty (allegedly).