The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims by activist Omoyele Sowore that he is President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman.
Speaking on Friday during his monthly media chat, the Minister stated that he is not speaking on behalf of the government but wants to inform the public about his work in the FCT.
He stated that there was no truth to claims that Tinubu barred him from holding his monthly media parley.
Wike said, “Of course, I am not speaking for government, I am letting the world know what we are doing under the Tinubu’s administration.
“I am Minister of Federal Capital Territory and I owe a duty to let the public know what is happening within the territory, what we are about to do, and what we are going to do in the future, which is my responsibility.”
He also stressed that he had never fallen ill and had not flown abroad for medical treatment, as claimed by Sowore.
He said: “I am not a spokesperson for the government, I am not talking about different government. I am talking about activities of the ministry of the FCT. If I don’t do, whose responsibility is it?
“He talked about somebody being sick, we are all human beings, anybody can fall sick any time but it’s unfortunate too, I never fell sick to be flown abroad. So these are things you don’t need to pay attention to.
“And then somebody said, the president banned me from having a media chat. It’s the same junk News that they will carry. Who is responsible for this?
“The same man who is collecting money from people. SaharaReporters carried this and that. How will a president ban you from letting people know, letting the public know, of what the administration is doing, particularly as it pertains to the FCT territory?
“So it’s not everything you read or whatever you hear you begin to take seriously.”
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