Why I visited APC chairman — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the furore over his visit to the All Progressives Congress APC national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on Tuesday, declaring that he does not practice “politics of enmity” and owed no one public account of his private associations. Wike, who spoke with journalists during an inspection of ongoing road construction in Karu, Apo-Karshi and Kubwa yesterday, dismissed the controversy as a misreading of a straightforward personal gesture between two former ministerial colleagues. He said: “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.’’ The minister revealed that the visit was, in fact, a reciprocal one, as Yilwatda had made several unsuccessful attempts to see him in his office. Wike said since the APC chairman could not secure a formal appointment, he decided to cal...