All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Joe Igbokwe, has gone ballistic over the explosive face-off between Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer at a disputed land site in Abuja, descrebing the officer’s behaviour as “horrible” and “representing evil.”
In a post on Tuesday, Igbokwe threw his full weight behind Wike, accusing powerful figures in Abuja of trying to sabotage the minister’s crackdown on illegal land ownership.
He fumed, “What this small boy displayed today has a million meanings. What frightens me is the reactions here. I have been reading what some people are saying here and I get more frightened. Who sent the small boy on this horrible mission? Of what meat is he fed?
“I am running away with the thinking that those lands were stolen. Take him out of the military asap. He represents evil. He was not well brought up.
“His so-called bravery is arrant nonsense, full of sound and fury signifying. Take him out. He represents evil. We call this principle of reverse psychology.”
The Lagos APC chieftain didn’t stop there — he lashed out at what he called the “Abuja land cabal,” claiming that those who had turned the capital into their private estate were now at war with Wike.
“I bet you some people who stole Nigeria to bones in Abuja will not like HE Wike. Shameless land grabbers who see Abuja as their father’s property will not like him. Appointment bandits and free money chasers will not like him,” he declared.
Igbokwe hailed Wike’s appointment as a shake-up of the old order, saying his emergence broke a 30-year dominance by northern politicians in the FCT Ministry.
“I am aware that no Southerner has been FCT minister from 1990 when the capital was moved to Abuja. For more than 30 years, FCT minister has always come from the North. In 2023, Wike became the FCT minister and hell was let loose,” he said.
Ending his fiery remarks, Igbokwe demanded a full investigation into the land scandal, calling out those hiding behind the uniformed officer.
“Who is the owner of the land in question? Why did he not go there himself to confront HE Wike? Was the land acquired through due process? This matter should be thoroughly investigated. Let the owner show face,” he said.
