By Eunice Orike
Minister of the federal capital territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has debunked rumors circulating online that he collapsed last week in Abuja and was rushed to France for medical treatment.
Recall, that there were rumours on Friday that the FCT minister collapsed after a meeting in Abuja due to excessive drinking and was diagnosed with partial stroke.
Wike attributed the rumors to politics, stating that his opponents are trying to divert attention from the former Head of Service’s revelation about plans to bomb the House of Assembly complex and attack national assets.
Wike who made this known after he inspected the international conference center and four other ongoing projects yesterday in Abuja, said he would rather live in good health and be alive to write condolence messages to those who wish him dead.
Wike assured Nigerians that he is in good health and has been actively fulfilling his responsibilities as FCT Minister.
He mentioned that he attended President Tinubu’s iftar birthday celebration and led Abuja residents to pay Sallah homage the next day.
He said he would rather live in good health and and be alive to write condolence messages to those who wish him dead.
“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”, he explained.
He expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their concern, emphasising that people should not wish harm on their fellow human beings.
“We know that we will die one day. Nobody will remain in this world forever, but it is only God that says the day you will die, not any human being to say you will die today or you will die tomorrow. So, you have seen that I am even healthier than most of them who carried that rumour and I will write their condolence letters. I can assure you that I will write their condolence letters. So, there is nothing like that”, he added.
