Wike explains visit to APC chairman, says he won’t practise ‘politics of enmity’

Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has defended his recent visit to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, dismissing the public reaction generated by the meeting.

Speaking during an inspection of road construction projects in Karu, Apo-Karshi and Kubwa on Wednesday, Wike described the controversy as an unnecessary interpretation of a simple personal visit between former colleagues.

“We were 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 said.

Wike revealed that the visit was in response to previous efforts by Yilwatda to see him at his office, which had not been successful.

The minister also rejected suggestions that he owed the public details about the meeting or his personal associations.

According to him, political differences should not prevent individuals from maintaining cordial relationships.

Although he remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party while serving under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, Wike said people were wrong to interpret every interaction across party lines as political scheming.

He maintained that his priority was fulfilling the mandate given to him and delivering infrastructure projects for residents of the Federal Capital Territory.

“What’s important to me is what I’m doing for my people,” Wike stated.

The minister added that he was more concerned about satisfying his appointor through visible performance than worrying about public speculation over his political relationships.

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