President Bola Tinubu has praised Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), for his “excellent work” in enhancing the city’s infrastructure, urging him to disregard the distractions of busybodies.
Tinubu made these remarks on Tuesday, June 10, during the official reopening of the refurbished International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja, now renamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre.
While commending Wike for exemplifying the authentic Nigerian spirit, the President encouraged him to remain focused and ignore criticism from “busybodies”.
“You represent us as a people of character, determination, and great spirit. I am pleased to see you reflect these qualities. Ignore the busybodies and bystanders; no matter what they say, keep up your excellent work.
You are a transformational leader with the foresight and determination to succeed. Thank you very much.”
The president reflected on his dissatisfaction during a previous visit to the ICC for the ECOWAS Parliament, which prompted the renovation of the facility.
“When I attended the conference of ECOWAS Parliament here, it was a very dirty, disorganised, uninhabitable environment.
Aside from the side talk with the Senate President, I turned to Wike, I said, ‘But this conference centre is not reflecting who we are. Have we sunk this low?’
He said no, but bear with us. We’ll do whatever we can do to transform the place. You won’t come back to find it in a dilapidated, uninhabitable situation as it is, and today I am very happy.”
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