Wike Dismisses Allegation Of Allocating FCT Lands To Children, Claims Legit Acquisition

Wike described reports of allocating lands to his children in FCT as blackmail, Minister’s aide, says land was duly allocated.

Nyesom Wike,the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has dismissed reports that he allocated lands to any of his children.

In a statement on Tuesday, Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the former Rivers State governor described the reports as an attempt to blackmail him.

He urged those seeking to blackmail him to put in more efforts, adding that nothing will stop him from continuing with his developmental efforts in the FCT.

Olayinka said: “Last week, it was unfounded and poorly carried out propaganda of Wike allocating 2,082 hectares of land in Asokoro and Maitama to one of his sons, even when no such land is available in the two districts combined. They used a document showing the allocation of land for farming in the Bwari Area Council to a company, JOAQ Farms, to justify the falsehood.

“This week, it is tales of allocation of land to another son of the Minister because documents showed allocation of lands to a company, Jordan Farms.

“Even though, like other Nigerians, it is the right of children of the Minister, his friends, associates and relatives to own lands anywhere in the country, including the FCT, provided all necessary conditions are met, as at today, no land has been allocated to any of the Minister’s children.”

According to the Minister’s aide, land was duly allocated to Jordan Farms and Estates Limited, a company duly registered in Nigeria, with none of the children of the FCT Minister as directors of the company.

He noted that one of the sons of the FCT Minister is Jordan, and there is a company, Jordan Farms and Estates Limited.

However, Olayinka said that is no reason anyone should conclude that the company belongs to Wike’s son.

According to him, records of ownership of the company are available at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC,) and he challenged purveyors of these stories to publish the names of the company owners.

The statement added: “For instance, my name is Lere Olayinka, and there is Lere Local Government in Kaduna State. Do I own the Local Government? Am I even from Kaduna State? There are companies like Jordan Telecommunications, Jordan Foods, etc. Are they also owned by Wike’s son?

“In the United Kingdom, there is Jordan’s Farms. Is the company also owned by Wike’s son?

“On the document showing the name and signature of one of the Minister’s security aides, the question to be asked is simple: Who owns the company, Hyper Communications Limited? If I choose to assist my friend, associate or relative to collect property documents, does that confer ownership of the property on me?

“Therefore, let that fellow from Adamawa State, who is struggling to get at the FCT Minister for supporting power rotation between the Northern and Southern parts of Nigeria, put in more efforts. This is because, just like the one of last week, this one too has failed even before its commencement.”