The legal counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has urged President Bola Tinubu to put a halt to FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s monthly media chat stating that it is a waste.
This was contained in a statement by the human rights lawyer on Tuesday. According to him, the media chat is not purposeful but rather wasteful and give Wike grand to spew stands on national issues.
Ejiofor also decryed the allocation of hundreds of millions of naira to the media chat stating that it is extravagant and a waste of public funds when there are other better projects it could be used for including settling national issues like inflation, stagnant wages, and deepening poverty.
“As millions of Nigerians battle record inflation, stagnant wages, and deepening poverty, it is unconscionable that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly spends hundreds of millions of naira monthly on an ostentatious media chat – an exercise that offers little substance and reeks of misplaced priorities.
“Framed as a public engagement, this monthly spectacle is anything but a tone-deaf misuse of public funds – especially in a country where many survive on less than $2 a day, and access to basic healthcare, education, and shelter remains a daily struggle.
“To illustrate the waste: The cost of one media edition could fund emergency relief and shelter for thousands displaced by the recent floods in Niger State. It could refurbish crumbling primary schools, equip rural clinics, or sustain nutrition programs in IDP camps for several months.
“The optics are disheartening. The implications are worse. Nigerians are not asking for a televised circus – Nigerians are crying out for competent governance, prudent spending, and people-centred leadership.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must take urgent action: call the FCT Minister to order, halt this wasteful spending, and redirect focus to service delivery. This is not a time for flamboyance and fanfare. It is a moment that demands humility, responsibility, and an unwavering commitment to the public good. Nigeria deserves better. The time to act is now,” the statement read.
In one of the latest media chats, FCT minister Nyesom Wike had stated that he derives joy in stepping on the feet of powerful men in the country. This came after he led the operation that locked Abuja ground rent defaulters out of their properties including the PDP secretariat which led to him being criticized by Bode George.
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