Don’t Give Me Free Land, Tinubu Tells FCT Minister Wike
President bola Ahmed Tinubu has openly told the minister for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, not to yield to his request if he ever approached him for a free land.
Tinubu said this on Sunday, August 27, 2023, while delivering his address at the Nigerian Bar Association’s Conference in Abuja.
The NBA conference, attended by 16,190 lawyers and had the former governor of Rivers State as chief host, was held at the Velodrome, Chief MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
Recognising Mr Wike’s presence, President Tinubu said, “I can see our chief host, the landlord of Abuja,… stick at it, I want to ride on your metro line. If I ask for free land don’t give me… but deliver the metro line for the good and the greatest number of Nigerians.”
.The conference was themed “Getting it Right: Charting the Course for Nigeria’s Nation-Building,”.
