The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike says he has a very cordial relationship with the First Lady, Mrs Remi Tinubu.
Wike described Mrs Tinubu as a very humble First Lady who has the success of President Bola Tinubu’s administration at heart.
Addressing his monthly press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the minister disclosed that the First Lady has never mounted pressure on him or asked him for favours in the areas of land allocations or awarding of contracts.
Recounting his encounters with Mrs Tinubu, Wike said: “On my relationship with the current First Lady, if you are not close to people, you won’t know how humble they are, how supportive they are.
“I have seen First Lady’s at the local government levels, I have seen First Lady’s at state level and national level and I can tell you of the truth that this is a First Lady of a different kind.
“Being FCT Minister, you will be thinking that the First Lady will be mounting pressure on me but you know what baffles me, I was going to Wassa and my phone rang, it was the ADC to the First Lady and he said hold on for the First Lady.
Recounting his encounters with Mrs Tinubu, Wike said: “On my relationship with the current First Lady, if you are not close to people, you won’t know how humble they are, how supportive they are.
“I have seen First Lady’s at the local government levels, I have seen First Lady’s at state level and national level and I can tell you of the truth that this is a First Lady of a different kind.
“Being FCT Minister, you will be thinking that the First Lady will be mounting pressure on me but you know what baffles me, I was going to Wassa and my phone rang, it was the ADC to the First Lady and he said hold on for the First Lady.
“Another day she called that ‘is there nothing you can do to design the City Gate so that anybody entering will know that they are entering the city? That is somebody who has the interest of government at heart .
“She didn’t say you know I’m broke, is there nothing we can do to change that City Gate and I immediately called Julius Berger to design it.
“There is not a day she called that this my friend is looking for contract or land. Her interest is the success of the government which is mixed with humility – these are the role people play to make the government to succeed. She is somebody who wants the success of the administration.”
Source: DailyPost
