‘Lies from quack journalists’: Wike denies allocating Abuja land to son

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has debunked the allocation of 2,082 hectares of land to one of his sons in the Maitama and Asokoro areas of Abuja.

An online news platform (Not The Star) had reported that Wike allocated 2,082 hectares of land to one of his sons in Abuja.

But the minister, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Lere Olayinka, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, described the alleged allocation as “another falsehood from the vault of those whose main job is to malign the FCT Minister.”

Olayinka stated that not even a single plot of land has been allocated to any of the minister’s children.

Olayinka described the authors of the publication as quack journalists who lacked basic training in journalism.

“In Asokoro and Maitama of today, where can the FCT Minister see 2,082 hectares of land to allocate to anyone? Only quack journalists will go to town with story of allocation of 2,082 hectares of land in Asokoro and Maitama, reason some of us have continually advocated for professionalism in journalism,” he stated.

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The minister’s spokesperson challenged the online publisher of what he described as a “malicious and bitterness painted publication” to provide evidence of any land allocation bearing the name of any of Wike’s children.

Olayinka said: “Even though it is the right of the Minister and members of his family, both immediate and extended to own lands anywhere in Nigeria, including the FCT, provided all necessary conditions are met, no land has been allocated to any of his children.

“In the publication, a Right of Occupancy (R-of-O) issued to JOAQ Farms and Estate Limited, for Agricultural purpose was the only evidence used to justify the claim.

“For the avoidance of doubt, JOAQ Farms and Estate Limited, a company duly registered in Nigeria got land allocation in Bwari Area Council for the purpose of farming.

“So what’s is wrong with a farmer getting land allocation strictly for the purpose of agriculture?

“Therefore, the publication, claiming that the FCT Minister allocated 2,082 hectares of land to his son, is false and should be disregarded.”

The Star