says FCT minister will not be distracted
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned Senator Ireti Kingibe against making further attacks on the minister.
Olayinka, in a statement issued Tuesday, accused the FCT Senator of neglecting her responsibilities, particularly the alleged non-payment of salaries to her legislative aides. He claimed that many of her aides had left due to unpaid wages for up to six months.
Describing her criticisms as baseless, Olayinka said Senator Kingibe should focus on addressing internal issues in her office rather than using Wike’s name to revive what he called her “fading political career.”
Senator Kingibe had recently alleged in a television interview that Minister Wike was disconnected from the needs of FCT residents and claimed his conduct was fueling public resentment.
In response, Olayinka said it was ironic for Kingibe to accuse anyone of disregard for people, given how she allegedly treats her aides. He stressed that Minister Wike would not be distracted by what he termed political theatrics.
Olayinka said, “As of today, we know how many of Senator Ireti Kingibe’s aides have resigned owing to non-payment of their salary and immoral acts.
“We know one of her aides, who resigned because she allegedly had an immoral relationship with her boyfriend. We also know what strained her relationship with her third husband, Ambassador Gana Kingibe, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). But we will keep our gunpowder dry for now.
“However, Senator Ireti Kingibe should tell the people of FCT what she did with the ‘envelope of N3 billion’ that was awarded her last year and how many contracts for constituency projects she has sold for between 15 and 20 percent of the contract value.
“As for the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, he will not be distracted by someone like Senator Ireti Kingibe, who has no other credible identity to present herself with, except the name of someone he is no longer married to.
“The Minister will continue to bring infrastructural developments to both the FCT city centre and satellite towns. Just last Friday, commissioning of 16 projects to commemorate the second year of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration was concluded, and by this time next year, more projects would have been commissioned.”
