Wike and Tinubu
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday lauded Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for the “good work” he is doing in the nation’s capital and urged him to ignore critics.
The president made the remark during the inauguration of the rehabilitated Abuja International Conference Centre in Abuja, which is one of the activities lined up for the celebration of Tinubu’s second anniversary in office.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister announced the renaming of the Abuja International Conference Centre after President Bola Tinubu at the ceremony alongside naming some of the halls after Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
Tinubu described Wike as a transformative leader, and recalled the dilapidated state of the centre when he visited the centre to attend the ECOWAS Parliament.
“It was a very dirty, disorganised, uninhabitable environment,” the president recounted.
“Aside from the side talk I had with the Senate President, I turned to Wike and said this conference centre is not reflecting who we are. Have we sunk this low?
“He said no but bear with us. We will do whatever we can to transform the place. You won’t come back to find it in a dilapidated state and today I am very happy.
“I am greatly honoured and happy to be here to reopen this international conference centre as part of our determined efforts to change the way we do things, to reflect us as people of quality, people of character, people of determination, people of great spirit.
“That is who we are and I am glad that you, Nyesom Wike, are reflecting that.”
