Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike on Monday lampooned the Acting Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority ( FCDA) Engr. Yohana Dauda for alleged attempt to defraud victims of demolition at Gishiri village.
Recall that about 455 people both indigenes and non indigenes who were affected by the ongoing road construction had their homes pulled down last week.
The Minister who addressed some key stakeholders and a delegation of Gishiri Community’s leaders, expressed aghast over the shady deals which the ES was allegedly promoting in the compensation of the victims.
Wike who said he has approved the sum of N1.3 billion for the compensation of the victims, became enraged when he heard that the ES in collaboration with the department of Compensation and Relocation was offering the victims far below what the Minister approved.
Wike said he is annoyed hearing about the shady deals because the ES who is an indigene of Abuja has betrayed the trust reposed on him by his people and government.
The Minister warned him to retrace his steps immediately and pay the victims what he approved or get sacked.
Trouble started for the embattled ES when the youth leader of Gishiri community, Umaru Godwin accused him of changing the Minister’s instructions concerning their relocation.
Godwin said that the ES without recourse to the Minister’s directives has proposed a water logged environment, where the victims of the demolition will not be able to build any structure.
More trouble came for the embattled ES, when another community member, Princess Juliet Jonah alleged that the victims were protesting because offered N72, 000 per building to victims.
