The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, Tuesday, 18 August, 2026 denied allegations that the FCT Administration had allocated land on waterways for estate development, reports thegazellenews.com.
Wike, a former Governor of Rivers State made the denial on Tuesday after inspecting flood-affected areas in Maitama District, ordering immediate demolition of all structures built on natural waterways and flood channels across the FCT.
“I don’t want to reply to political commentators. If that politician is bold enough, why not say it was allocated to Mr A, and it’s a water channel area and it’s now being used as an estate.
“You don’t just make blanket statements. You cannot determine which area is the water channel to the FCT. You don’t know the masterplan more than us. You just sit in your place and say this is a water channel.
“How can somebody allocate a water channel to somebody to build? You think that those who work in FCTA are morons and they don’t know what they are doing?
“So, I want to categorically deny the claim that this administration allocates water channels for people to develop,” the Minister said.
