Insecurity: I have sent Wike letters but I don’t get any response – FCT Lawmaker, Ireti Kingibe

Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has asserted that the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has not acknowledged the presence of elected officials in the region.

During an appearance on a Channels Television program, Kingibe noted a perceived “disconnect” between herself and Nyesom Wike, highlighting that her attempts to communicate through messages and letters regarding the prevailing insecurity in the area have gone unanswered. Kingibe expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of response from Wike despite her efforts to address security concerns in the FCT.

“I have never met with the minister except when he came for appropriation. I have reached out to him several times. The minister for some reason thinks Senator Aduda is still the Senator of the FCT. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

“I have WhatsApp messages, I have written him one or two letters and I don’t get any response.”

She also said the Senate will invite Wike and security agencies over the worrying rate of insecurity in Abuja.

Kinigbe added; “When the Senate resumes, I plan that the (Senate) FCT committees specifically me, needs to sit with the two ministers and the security agencies for them to give us their plans concerning security.

“It is not that I am hoping. I know he will be summoned. But whether he responds or not is a different matter entirely. But as the chief security officer of the FCT, he should have a plan.

“He should be able to tell us, the committee, and specifically me, that this is the plan for protecting the people of the FCT. Between him, the police commissioner, and the head of the DSS, they must have a plan.”