Tinubu Cannot Attend To Everyone – Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot personally attend to everyone.

Speaking during a guest appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the former Rivers State governor dismissed claimed that Tinubu is unapproachable.

According to him, Nigerians should engage ministers and presidential special advisers rather than expect direct access to the president as government involves teamwork.

Wike said: “When you say Mr President is unapproachable, and the government is unapproachable, what do you call government?

“I am the Minister in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Z is a Minister in charge of Interior, Mrs O is a Minister in charge of Trade, Investment and Industry. Must everybody reach Mr President? Is that the way government runs?

“If everybody in this country refuses to reach out to ministers or special advisers and just wants to see Mr President, how many people can he attend to at a time? I am a minister, if you have a problem regarding the activities in the FCT, have you tried to reach out to the FCT minister?”

When asked if the government was approachable, Wike responded, “Of course.”