“The president agreed that the minister’s activity as reported in the media was suspicious and ordered a probe to determine if he had illegally enriched himself,” a presidential aide said.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into alleged corruption and abuse of office by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
State House sources confirmed the directive was issued Thursday night. “The president agreed that the minister’s activity as reported in the media was suspicious and ordered a probe to determine if he had illegally enriched himself,” a presidential aide said.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation’s office will coordinate the inquiry.
Anti-corruption activist Lanre Suraju urged transparency, warning, “Such panels need to make public their process and involve the services of seasoned investigators from law enforcement agencies in conducting investigations.”
The Gazette reported that Wike allocated about 2,082 hectares of Abuja land in his son’s name, worth over $3.6 billion.
Wike said the land was for farming but did not disclose his son’s company owned it, insisting no laws barred family allocations.