“Your BP Will Go Very High By Next Year”, Wike Mocks Kingibe
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has strongly criticized Senator Ireti Kingibe, predicting she will lose the support of the people in the next election.
Senator Kingibe had publicly criticized the Wike-led administration during a television appearance, declaring she is not an ally of the minister.
In response, during the flag-off ceremony of the Mabushi Bus Terminal in Abuja on Monday, July 1, Minister Wike expressed disappointment over Kingibe’s stance. He noted that instead of fostering collaboration with the FCT Administration, Kingibe seemed more concerned about residents praising President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
He said:
“I overheard somebody on Arise TV this morning. Unfortunately, I hear the person is a member of the National Assembly and it is unfortunate I say so. With all due respect, what you don’t know, you don’t know; what you know, you know. The good thing for you is to tell people you don’t know when you don’t know, so people can educate you.
“The Honourable Minister of State and I have not been in office for more than 11 months, and the person is angry that they are praising us. If you don’t want or you are angry about that, go and hang yourself on a transformer. If we have done well, we have done well. If we haven’t done well, we haven’t done well. I am proud to say that in the short time that Mr. President has appointed us, we have done well.
“You said there are no hospitals. You, as a legislator, what have you done? How many bills have you sponsored to improve our education and health sector?
“I challenge that legislator. If you are very popular, come and run in Abuja in 2027, and we will fail you. Do you think what happened last time will happen again? It will not happen again. Luckily for me, I am the FCT Minister now. So that is my territory, and I’m not afraid.
“People should be able to come out and accept the truth. We are not begging anyone to become our friend; we have so many friends that we cannot even carry along. So how can we go and beg people to become our friends? We are not interested in that.
“If you are angry that people are praising us, by next year your BP level will go very high because the praises you will see will be too much.”