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Wike: Some Judges Still Tenants, We’ll Solve Accommodation Problems Before 2027
Wike: Some Judges Still Tenants, We’ll Solve Accommodation Problems Before 2027
Wike: Some judges still tenants, we’ll solve accommodation problems before 2027. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday said 80 percent of judges’ accommodation problems would be solved before the end of President Bola Tinubu’s first tenure.
Wike gave the assurance while lamenting that some judges still live in rented accommodations and are at the mercy of their landlords.
Speaking during the official flag-off of the construction of Magistrate Court Jabi in Abuja, the Minister decried the poor welfare of judges in the capital city.
He said the president is determined to provide an enabling environment for judges to facilitate the quick dispensation of justice.
Wike said: “My lord has been able to read out what the FCT Administration has been doing as regards the Justice sector.
“All we are doing regarding initiatives of Mr President must be executed or implemented by us.
“Mr President has always believed that you cannot have a total dispensation of Justice when the enabling environment just like when he came to Port Harcourt in 2023, before his celebration, by that time he was present-elect, he came and inaugurated the mindset complexes.
“He said we can’t talk about fighting corruption when you don’t provide an enabling environment for the judges and magistrates, when you don’t provide welfare for them, it will be very difficult.
“I have been going around and sometimes when I see where our judges and magistrates sit, it’s very embarrassing and then you still want them to deliver justices quickly.
“You need to provide a good learning environment, good offices, and good courts for them to be able to do that.
“Sometimes you see our justices are living as tenants and sometimes when they are not able to pay on time, they are at the mercy of the landlords. The landlord can use their cars to block the gates – you have not paid us – that can be embarrassing.
“Even where you are living, you don’t even know where criminals are, sometimes you are leaving with those criminals around, so how do you know, so how do you want to guarantee your life?
“Mr President has said that has to come to a stop and let me assure you that before the end of the first tenure of Mr President, we would have solved 80 percent of your accommodation problems in terms of housing.”
According to the Daily Post, Wike also promised that 20 units of four bedroom duplexes would be handed over to the Federal High Court in June 2026 and during Tinubu’s third 30 units would also be given to the FCT High Court.
He added: “By the end of this year, we are going to handover 20 units of duplexes of four bedroom flat to the Federal High Court and by June next year, during the third anniversary of Mr President, we are also handing over 30 duplexes to the FCT High Court.
Wike: Some Judges Still Tenants
“It’s not just here, if you are going to the Villa where you have the fire service station, there is another project ongoing there and then in Garki, so that it would accommodate a lot of our magistrates and they would be able to carry out their jobs the way they should.”
The Minister further disclosed that the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, is responsible for the building of public buildings in Abuja.
“It’s important that so many people would have criticized the government for providing accommodations and offices for the Judiciary.
“Let me say this clearly that FCDA is primarily concerned about public buildings in Abuja, most public buildings are built by the Federal Capital Development Authority.
Be it INEC, Supreme Court you are seeing from here is also done by the FCDA,” he added.
Wike Orders ‘Heightened’ Security In FCT, Reactivates ‘Operation Sweep’
Wike orders ‘heightened’ security in FCT, reactivates ‘operation sweep’. Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has directed security agencies to intensify surveillance and strengthen security operations across Abuja, the nation’s capital, as part of renewed efforts to curb criminal activities in the territory.
Speaking on Tuesday at the formal resumption of “Operation Sweep”, Miller Dantawaye, FCT commissioner of police, said the minister had provided the logistics and operational support required for the exercise.
Dantawaye said the operation is being carried out by a joint security team comprising the military, the police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other agencies already deployed across strategic locations in the capital city.
The police commissioner said the team has been tasked with working more aggressively to prevent kidnappings, banditry and other crimes, especially as the festive season draws nearer.
He added that service chiefs and the inspector-general of police (IGP) have also granted full approval for the renewed operation.
“The FCT minister, His Excellency Nyesom Wike, has given complete support, especially in terms of logistics for this operation,” Dantawaye said.
“By the time we leave here today, the funds for fuelling and servicing of vehicles, as well as allowances for personnel, will have dropped into an account we can access.”
Operation Sweep
Dantawaye also said part of the renewed operation will focus on profiling individuals loitering around the city under the guise of begging, noting that some of them have been found to engage in criminal activities.
“We know that amongst the people who claim to be beggars, some are not exactly beggars. Most come with criminal intent,” he said.
“We are going to profile them and take off the streets those who are criminally minded, even if they claim to be beggars.”
He added that the police will work with relevant agencies, including the Abuja environmental protection board (AEPB), to determine the appropriate legal steps to manage street begging and ensure overall safety in the city.
Army Bosses To Wike: “The Soldier’s Reaction Is The Courage Of A Disciplined Soldier”
Army Bosses to Wike: “The Soldier’s reaction is the courage of a disciplined soldier”. Here is the view of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) about the stand-off between Wike and Yerima in Abuja.
“Every soldier has an element of madness…
For while the right thinking man withdraws from danger, a soldier charges towards it
GENERAL OO OLUYEDE OFR
CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF”.
The Nigerian Defence Academy does not produce docile officers. The officer’s response reflects admirable composure and emotional intelligence-qualities that lie at the heart of military leadership training.
His ability to remain calm, firm, and respectful under verbal provocation demonstrates discipline and professionalism.
Army Bosses To Wike
Nevertheless, it is both unfortunate and inappropriate for a federal minister to use such language toward a serving officer of the Armed Forces.
Public officials should model civility and restraint, especially when addressing those in uniform who embody national service and sacrifice”.
Notwithstanding, the case is subject to my scrutiny.
Orji Kalu Backs Trump, Says “Nigerian Christians Subjected To ‘Mass Slaughter’ By Jihadists”
Orji Kalu backs Trump, says “Nigerian Christians subjected to ‘mass slaughter’ by Jihadists”. Senator Orji Kalu has backed American President Donald Trump’s allegation that Christians in Nigeria are being targeted for massacre by “Jihadists”.
Senator Orji Kalu has backed American President Donald Trump’s allegation that Christians in Nigeria are being targeted for massacre by “Jihadists”.
Mr Kalu made this statement when asked on Tuesday at the National Assembly about his take on Mr Trump’s recent comments on alleged Christian genocide in the country.
“What Donald Trump said, “is it a lie? It is not a lie because Donald Trump said the Truth,” replied Mr Kalu.
In a social media post in October, Mr Trump said, “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’ — But that is the least of it.”
The senator noted, however, that “Nigerians are being killed, whether they are Christians or Muslims”.
“If they (terrorists) kill in Plateau, those they kill are Christians. If they go to Benue, the majority of people they’ll kill are Christians,” explained the former Abia governor. “If they go to Zamfara, the people they will kill in the mosque are Muslims. These people are jihadists. These people just want to destroy Nigeria. We should blacklist them without pity so that they will be smoked out.”
Mr Kalu added, “Before President Trump says a word, the American intelligence community must have found out where these terrorists are located. You can see that the Nigerian Air Force is already acting, possibly using information shared by the U.S. to bomb terrorist hideouts. That’s how it should be.”
Orji Kalu Says
Following up on his initial post, the U.S. president said, “If the Nigerian government continues to allow the k1lling of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities.
“I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!”
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