Wike explains why he visited the APC chairman

By Omeiza Ajayi

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Nyesom Wike has dismissed the controversy surrounding his visit on Tuesday to All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. He said he does not engage in a “politics of enmity” and that he owes no one a public account of his private associations.

Speaking to journalists while inspecting road‑construction work in Karu, Apo‑Karshi and Kubwa on Wednesday, Wike described the criticism as a misinterpretation of a simple personal gesture between two former ministerial 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 asked.

The minister explained that the meeting was reciprocal; Yilwatda had previously made several unsuccessful attempts to see Wike at his office.

When asked why no formal briefing followed the encounter, Wike said he was not obliged to disclose details of his private life or social interactions. He rejected the idea that politicians from different parties must keep a strict distance from one another.

Although Wike remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while serving in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, he argued that freedom of association transcends party lines and that reading political conspiracy into ordinary human interaction is misguided.

He emphasized that his primary concern is satisfying his “appointor” and delivering tangible results for FCT residents, rather than managing public perception or guessing what “somebody on the road is thinking.”

“What’s important to me is what I’m doing for my people,” Wike said, insisting that the quality of his work matters far more than political speculation.

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