From Victor Osula Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared that no amount of criticism will derail the President Bola Tinubu administration’s commitment to completing abandoned projects across Abuja.
A former Senator, who represented Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, on Tuesday, urged President Tinubu to reject the renaming of the Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC) after him.
“The International Conference Centre Abuja was built by IBB. The President should reject renaming the place with his name”, Sani wrote on Tuesday in his official Facebook page.
Responding to Sani and other critics on Friday, during the commissioning of the Apo-Wassa Road, one of the key access routes under the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) project, Wike lashed out at those he referred to as detractors, who, according to him, deliberately ignore the realities of development unfolding across the nation’s capital.
“If you want to die because we named the refurbished International Conference Centre after Mr President, go and die. I have land to bury you. If you cannot commend someone who has done well for the country, then the problem is yours. This is not about petty politics. We’re focused on real development, not social media noise.
“Yes, we are politicians, and criticism is part of the game. But that doesn’t mean you should lie or pretend not to see what is obvious. If God gave you eyes and you still choose not to see, then remain blind. It’s your choice”, he said.
