Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Nyesom Wike, has denied a trending news that claimed he was barred from the Aso Rock Presidential Villa due to being drunk.
The report, which was made by independent journalist Jackson Ude, alleged that Wike was intoxicated when he received the Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday.
Reacting, Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, said the minister was directed by President Bola Tinubu to receive the Indian Prime Minister and lead him to his hotel. Olayinka stated that Wike performed his duty as instructed and was not barred from the Presidential Villa.
He said, “Fact is, the FCT Minister led the Prime Minister to his hotel from the Airport, and it was from the hotel that he (Wike) led the Prime Minister to the Presidential Villa on Sunday morning, where his duty ended.
“Up till now, Jackson Ude is still spinning lies to defend his initial lies. But for us who know his antecedents, we will not dignify him henceforth.
“After all, this same Jackson Ude said in many tweets that the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, had fled Nigeria, through Niger Republic. He even accused the Minister of State of Defense, Bello Matawalle, of helping Yahaya Bello to escape to the Niger Republic.
“However, the same Yahaya Bello that Jackson Ude said had fled Nigeria showed up at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on September 18, 2024.
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