By Ismaila Jimoh, Abuja
Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka has again debunked the narrative that his boss allocated large expanse of land in the highbrow Maitama and Asokoro districts to some of his children, describing it as handiwork of a certain blackmailer.
Olayinka made this clarification in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, saying that those seeking to blackmail the FCT Minister are bound as usual to failed in their efforts as the Minister will continue with his developmental efforts in the FCT in accordance with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda.
He said; “Last week, it was unfounded and poorly carried out propaganda of Wike allocating 2,082 hectares of land in Asokoro and Maitama to one of his sons, even when no such land is available in the two districts combined. They used a document showing allocation of land for farming in Bwari Area Council to a company, JOAQ Farms to justify the falsehood.
“This week, it is tales of allocation of land to another son of the Minister because documents showed allocation of lands to a company, Jordan Farms.
“Let that fellow from Adamawa State, who is struggling to get at the FCT Minister for supporting power rotation between the Northern and Southern parts of Nigeria put more efforts. This is because, just like the one of last week, this one too has failed even before its commencement.”
He said even though the Minister’s children have the right just like any other Nigerians to own land in any part of the country, no land has been allocated by the Minister to any of his children.
“No doubt, land was duly allocated to Jordan Farms and Estates Limited, a company duly registered in Nigeria, with none of the children of the FCT Minister as director of the company.
“That one of the sons of the FCT Minister is Jordan and there is a company, Jordan Farms and Estates Limited is no reason anyone should conclude that the company belongs to Wike’s son.
“Records of ownership of the company is available at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and we challenge purveyors of these stories to publish names of the company owners.
“For instance, my name is Lere Olayinka, and there is Lere Local Government in Kaduna State. Do I own the Local Government? Am I even from Kaduna State? There are companies like Jordan Telecommunications, Jordan Foods, etc. Are they also owned by Wike’s son?
“In the United Kingdom, there is Jordan’s Farms. Is the company also owned by Wike’s son?
“On the document showing the name and signature of one of the Minister’s security aides, the question to be asked is simple, who owns the company; Hyper Communications Limited? If I choose to assist my friend, associate or relative to collect property documents, does that confer ownership of the property on me.”
