Lawyer and public affairs analyst, Liborous Oshoma, has stated that the constant political controversies and inflammatory public statements of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, are distracting from governance.

Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, Oshoma warned that Wike’s conduct could be damaging to the presidency of Bola Tinubu.

The analyst expressed concern about the trend of prioritising politics over governance, especially in the nation’s capital.

He said, “If care is not taken, he might be the destructive factor of the president. Not everybody disagrees with the president, but a lot of people disagree with the manner and approach of his minister for FCT.

“You can see we have elevated politics so high above governance that now anybody who wants to play politics, you don’t need to be meaningful, just hold the mic and people will listen.”

He also questioned Wike’s performance as FCT Minister, particularly on infrastructure and public service delivery.

“Will 21 roads provide employment to your thriving population?” he asked. “The hospitals in FCT, as I speak to you now, I just read an article that most of the hospitals in FCT don’t have staff in their clinics.”

Reacting to Wike’s recent dismissal of the opposition coalition, Oshoma said the government should be more concerned with fulfilling its promises than issuing statements meant to delegitimise dissent.

“Just sit down and tell people, no, don’t take them seriously. They are destabilising. Because you are also destabilising,” he stated.

On developments in Rivers State, Oshoma maintained that political showmanship must give way to genuine governance.

“People, no matter what our misgivings are, some people are saying peace had returned to Rivers. So we want to see, at the end of the day, that not just peace returning, we also want to see that governance.”