Drama In Abuja As Wike Reacts Angrily To Pastor Kneeling Over Jabi Lake Property

In a video shared on her Instagram page on Sunday, the cleric was seen kneeling on the pulpit as she pleaded with the minister to reconsider the decision.

She said she could not confront the FCT Minister but was appealing to him as a mother concerned about the nation.

According to her: “I cannot fight the Minister of the FCT. I cannot. But I go on my knees as a mother in this land that Jabi Lake Recreation Centre should not be given to anybody.”

Responding during his monthly press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike said he would not be swayed by emotional appeals in carrying out his duties.

He stated: “I’m human in this government and you don’t expect everybody to be happy. If the majority are happy, then I’m happy. Some people don’t understand what’s going on, you should ask questions.

“You talk about the woman kneeling down and begging, I’m not carried away by such emotions. Begging to do what? Who owns Jabi Lake?

“How does it become your own? When I came on board, that place was given to a company that said they wanted to turn it into an entertainment centre, but it has been turned into shanties.

“One of these days I went there and said this can’t continue. There is a hotel there, and who would come to stay in that hotel when there are shanties all over? You don’t even know if there are criminals there.”