Ex-Delta Speaker Lauds President’s Choice Of Wike As FCT Minister

A former Speaker of the Delta House of Assembly, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for appointing former Gôvernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Chief Monday Igbuya said this in an interview on Sunday in Asaba, saying that the appointment was justified going by Wike’s track records of achievements as a governor.

Expectations

Igbuya, also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) expressed confidence that Wike would live up to expectations in his duties as FCT minister.

”Wike has track records of performance as council chairman, Minister of Education and Governor of Rivers State,” he said.

A former Chairman of Patani Local Government Council in Delta,Mr Raymos Guanah also said Wike was among the best local government council chairmen in Delta from 1999 to 2002 due to his exceptional performance as council chairman.

”With the level of infrastructure development by Wike in his eight years as governor of Rivers, he is well prepared to deal with the infrastructure needs of the FCT,” Guanah said.

Guanah congratulated Wike for the well deserved appointment, reminding him that much was expected of him in the capital city, especially in the fight against unapproved buildings and illegal settlements.

NAN/Lateefah Ibrahim