The rumour that Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike slumped and was flown abroad has excited his response.
Speaking on Thursday after he inspected four ongoing projects in the territory, including the International Conference Centre ICC, the minister said nothing of such happened.
According to him, the viral rumour was formed by the camp of his estranged successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, to divert attention from the brutal allegations the former Head of Service in Rivers made against the Fubara-led administration.
“I don’t want to give credence to people who are only interested in carrying rumours.
“First of all, I am a human being, it is not a ghost that will collapse. It is human beings that will collapse if there is any problem with their health.
“Unfortunately, I did not collapse and I did not show any sign that I have any health problem. Let me tell you what happened. What happened was that you saw that the former Head of Service (in Rivers state) came out to let the public know what was going on, how they planned to bomb the House of Assembly complex and how they planned to attack national assets.
“In order to divert attention from people not focusing on that, they had to bring one rumor that they have been flown overseas.
“There was no time I collapsed, there was no time anybody took me overseas. But you see me every day. The day Mr President broke iftar on his birthday, I was there.
“The next day, I led Abuja residents to pay Sallah homage. I see all those stories just died down. This is politics. We have thick skin. Those things don’t bother us. We are not distracted. We are focused on our jobs,” Wike stated.
