My Children Have Right to Own Land, They Are Nigerians, Not Ghanaians - Wike
By: Israel Adeleke
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that his children have the right to own lands in Nigeria, adding that they are citizens of Nigeria, not Ghana.
OTN News further reports that Wike who defended the rights of his children as Nigerian citizens to own land, while speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, explained that his children have the right to own land, provided due process is followed.
“Assuming, though not conceding, my children applied for land. Are they not citizens? Are they Ghanaians? Even if they applied, are they not entitled because I’m minister?,” Wike asked.
He, however, denied allegations that he allocated hectares of land in Maitama and Asokoro to his sons.
He said the accusations originated from Adamawa state, accusing an unnamed individual of orchestrating a smear campaign to undermine his leadership.
“First, calculate land in Maitama and Asokoro and tell me where you’d get 2000 hectares of land. And I know where it is coming from. It is from Adamawa state. I am aware,” he said.
OTN News recalls that the allegations, which surfaced online, some days ago, claimed Wike allocated 2,082 hectares to one of his sons through JOAQ Farms and Estates Limited and 1,740 hectares to another son, Jordan, totaling 3,822 hectares “worth $6.45 billion”.
However, debunking such claims, Wike challenged the credibility of the claims, questioning where such vast land could be found in Maitama and Asokoro, two of Abuja’s most developed districts.
“The whole thing is rubbish. Where in Maitama and Asokoro can you find 2,000 hectares? Bring the documents, bring empirical evidence,” he said
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