By Ismaila Jimoh, Abuja
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike has said that his recent visit to the National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda has nothing to do with politics of enmity as been insinuated in some quarters but personal.
Wike made this clarification while on an inspection of some ongoing projects in Karu,Apo-Karshi and Kubwa areas of Abuja.
He said that his interaction with the APC chairman was a matter of personal association and professional courtesy rather than a formal political meeting.
Shielding more light on the visit, the Minister maintained that he is under no obligation to disclose details of his private life or social interactions.
Wike argued that every individual has the freedom to associate with others regardless of political affiliations.
He maintained that the visit was private, questioning why such a personal act should be announced to the “whole world”.
He rejected the idea that members of different political parties, such as the APC and PDP, should avoid each other.
Wike reminded reporters of his long-standing relationship with Yilwatda, noting that both had served as colleagues when was a minister.
”We’re all colleagues before he left for the chairmanship of APC. So what I should do anytime I see him is to hide? Anytime he sees me, he should run away so people will not say something?”
He explained that the visit was a reciprocal gesture after Yilwatda had made several unsuccessful attempts to see him at his office.
Wike noted that as a busy minister, he often receives many visitors, and since the APC Chairman could not secure an appointment at the office, he opted to visit the APC chairman at his residence to hear what he had to say.
The Minister emphasized that his primary concern remained the fulfillment of his duties and the satisfaction of his “appointor”.
He stated that he remained indifferent to public perception or “what somebody on the road is thinking” as long as he is carrying out his assigned tasks dutifully.
”What’s important to me is what I’m doing for my people,” Wike concluded, asserting that the results of his work hold more weight than political speculation.
