By John Owen Nwachukwu The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to video footage where he was ca...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom
Wike, has reacted to video footage where he was captured asking some permanent
secretaries to bow before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Wike spoke on Thursday, during the commissioning of the
seventh FCT project as part of activities marking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s
one year in office.
The minister used the opportunity to debunk the report that
he had made permanent secretaries in the FCTA bow before the President at an
event.
He said: “Two days ago, when the President came, we tried to
thank him for what he did in making sure that those who had already lost hope
in their career progression got to the peak of their career.
“Before now, FCTA did not have permanent secretaries. But
with Mr. President’s way of Renewed Hope, he said they must get to the peak of
their career by getting to the position of permanent secretary and Head of the
Civil Service, if possible. Mr President granted that and then I called out the
permanent secretaries who are the beneficiaries to come out and take a bow and
thank Mr President.
“It is an honour to be called out to take a bow but some
human beings can never see anything good. Instead, they are criticising,
saying, ‘How will you call people who are Permanent Secretaries and ask them to
take a bow?'”
To press home his point, the minister, thereafter, called
out the six area council chairmen, whom he described as change agents of the
Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President, to also take a bow before the President.
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