US EditionNigeria: IPoB's Ejiofor Accuses Wike of Extravagance in Hardship Period
- Social critic Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike in 2025 of allocating a substantial monthly budget in naira to an extravagant media event in Abuja.
- Ejiofor criticized the expenditure, highlighting the insensitivity of such spending as millions of Nigerians face soaring inflation, stagnant incomes, and worsening economic hardship.
- He argued the media chat offers little substance and the funds could instead support emergency relief, refurbish schools, equip clinics, or sustain nutrition in IDP camps.
- Ejiofor urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt the wasteful spending, calling it a moment demanding humility and stating, "The time to act is now."
- The FCT is implementing a two-week water supply rationing as two of its four water treatment plants undergo major upgrade works aimed at enhancing service delivery to residents.
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Media parley: Wike too extravagant in face of hardship
A social critic, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has accused the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike of spending hundreds of millions of naira monthly on what he described as an ostentatious media chat. Ejiofor argued that apart from the fact that such an exercise offers little or no substance, it also reeks off misplaced priorities. The former lead lawyer of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, in a press statement insisted that it is q…
Nigeria: IPoB's Ejiofor Accuses Wike of Extravagance in Hardship Period
Onitsha -- A social critic, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor Esq. (KSC) has accused the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike of spending hundreds of millions of naira monthly on an ostentatious media chat.
Ejiofor Accuses Wike of Spending Millions Monthly on ‘Wasteful’ FCT Media Chats
Abuja-based social critic and lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of spending hundreds of millions of The post Ejiofor Accuses Wike of Spending Millions Monthly on ‘Wasteful’ FCT Media Chats appeared first on The Herald.
Why There’s Disruption Of Water Supply In FCT — Wike - Latest Nigerian News and Entertainment
Latest Nigerian News and Entertainment - Latest Nigerian News and Entertainment The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has attributed the disruption of water supply in Abuja city and some satellite towns to the ongoing major rehabilitation of two water treatment plants. Wike disclosed this in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, in Abuja […] The post W…
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