The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has denied allegations that he instructed stakeholders to boycott the commissioning and partial opening of the Bonny/Bodo Road by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi.
Wike mentioned he was unaware of the commissioning, which passed off earlier in December 2025.
The minister made the clarification on Tuesday throughout a Christmas go to to his supporters in Gokana Native Authorities Space of Rivers State.
He defined that on the identical day the commissioning was held, he was attending the burial of the sister of Senator Allwell Onyeso, noting that many political leaders have been equally unaware of the Federal Authorities delegation’s go to.
Based on him, as soon as he acquired details about the commissioning, he directed stakeholders throughout the Ogoni area to attend the occasion.
Wike described the allegations in opposition to him as politically motivated, insisting that falsehoods wouldn’t earn anybody an automated governorship ticket.
He mentioned, “Some folks play politics with every thing. I hear folks say I informed some leaders not come when the delegation from the Federal Authorities got here.
“That’s a lie from the pit of hell.
“On that specific day, we have been going to Senator Allwell Onyeso’s sister’s burial and most of the leaders weren’t conscious that such a go to was going down.
“And so after I heard this, they got here. I mentioned no. The mere truth that you’ve got heard it, it’s a Federal delegation, be sure that.”
Wike added that he was not formally invited to the commissioning.
“In spite of everything I used to be not invited, no one informed me. However folks will go and play politics. And I’ve mentioned, no quantity of conspiracy, no quantity of telling lies will give anyone a ticket.
“In case you like, inform every kind of lies you wish to inform, say every kind of issues in opposition to me, it isn’t a assure for ticket,” he mentioned.
The gathering was attended by distinguished political figures from the realm, together with the South-South Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Victor Giadom, Senator Magnus Abe, and others.
