Shameless Protesting FCT Workers Embarrassing Me Because I’m Executing Projects – Wike
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has accused protesting workers of being used by politicians to embarrass him because he is doing projects.
Wike during a media chat on Thursday, said that the workers were unhappy with him because of his “achievements,” insisting that he would not bow to their pressure.
He said, “What I will not take is a threat. I will not be intimidated. There are processes. You just go and carry placards to embarrass me because the opposition is using you. Because of achievement we have recorded, I will not listen to you.’’
Asked why FCT workers were protesting for promotion and other welfare allowances like Rivers State civil servants did when he was governor of the state, the Minister said, “They didn’t get promotion before I came. They did kill anybody. Now that I came, they now know that promotion must be done. That you see me commissioning projects has become a problem.”
When asked if the FCT workers wanted to be the contractors, adding, Wike stated, “That’s what killed the system. So many things were not working. Because we have come to change things, they are not happy about it.”
The FCT Minister said though workers shut the entrance gate to his office, they shamelessly collected their salary without asking how he had access to sign off their salary schedule.
“Now they lock the gate, but they are paying them a salary. Where should we stay to sign their salary? I can say I cannot go to the office, where will they collect their salary from. Shamelessly they have not asked where I stayed to sign their salary they are collecting,” Wike said.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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