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The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has stated that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is not willing to work with her.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kingibe accused the Minister of autocracy.
She lamented that despite writing to the Minister, she has not gotten a positive response on how to deliver the dividends of democracy to FCT residents.
Kingibe said, “If the Minister were my younger brother, he wouldn’t behave this way. I am only about governance.
“You can see the letters I have written to the Minister, all of them telling how I am willing to work with him; the Minister is not willing to work with anybody.
“The Minister is not willing to work with the FCDA people; he is not willing to work with the Mandate Secretary. The Minister thinks governance is about what he alone thinks and what he alone wants.”
Meanwhile, Kingibe has expressed reservations over the curfew imposed on residents by Minister Nyesom Wike ahead of Saturday’s area council election in the nation’s capital.
Naija News recalls that Wike had ordered the restriction of movement from 8 p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Saturday.
Wike also declared Friday a work-free day to allow residents to prepare for the area council election.
However, Kingibe, during an interview with Arise Television on Friday, argued that the curfew unnecessarily curtails the freedom of FCT residents in a democratic society.
According to the lawmaker, sensitive materials for Saturday’s election are already on ground, adding that people do not understand the reason for this restrict.ion
She said, “From my observation, I think everything is ready, both security and logistics.
“We the members of the different area councils followed the materials yesterday, so we know that the materials have arrived and everything seems to be on track.
“People do not understand the reason for this restriction. Many residents have various activities and responsibilities in the evening, and such a curfew unnecessarily limits their freedom in a democratic society.
“There have been no reported security breaches to justify this action, and it feels like an unwarranted infringement on the rights of citizens.”
