Leadership One Of Nigeria’s Problems – Wike

Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, or FCT, has named leadership as one of Nigeria’s problems. 

Wike made this disclosure while noting that a law creating a civil service commission for the FCT had been passed but had not yet been put into effect.

The minister claimed that after alerting Tinubu of the law, he gave his approval for its implementation.

In a statement to the media on Friday, Wike said that Tinubu’s political drive and aptitude led to his decision to join the current administration.

He said: “One of the problems in this country is leadership, so many people don’t want to take action. There is no action that you take that everybody will be happy.

“In 2018, the National Assembly passed a bill into law which was assented to by the former Vice-President Osinbajo when he was acting as the president. [The law says] FCT should have a civil service commission. Everybody has been running away.

“Nobody wants to [implement it]. Nobody has the political will to implement it. Everybody is saying ‘it will reduce my power’. No. It is about the institution.

“The minister will come and go, so also the head of service will come and go. If the National Assembly passes a bill into law which is assented to by Mr President, what is wrong in implementing that law?”