THE Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, is a cantankerous old fossil – irascible, quarrelsome and testy, no doubt. Whether as a local government chairman, chief of staff, minister or governor, he is bad-tempered, cranky and grouchy; a man not only at war with himself but perpetually with others. This is not the quality of a good leader even if the person is dubbed “Mr. Projects,” whether deserved or otherwise.
But such synergistic relationships based on co-creating outcomes will always be an anathema to Wike, through whom the president administers Abuja in his capacity as the FCT Minister because nobody can be his coequal. And Kingibe, elected by an overwhelming majority of the Abuja electorate on the platform of the Labour Party , desired a minister she could partner with for the good of the FCT and not a boss with an exaggerated opinion of himself.
Expectedly, Wike, a man with such a thin skin, who is not known for taking prisoners, went for the kill. But what he said next, which is typical of Wike, should give every well-meaning Nigerian and lover of democracy cause to worry.