Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has attributed his ability to carry out his responsibilities to the consistent backing of President Bola Tinubu, revealing that he regularly asks his wife to pray for the President’s continued support.
The former Rivers State governor made the remarks on Tuesday while inaugurating the Water Supply Network to Bwari Satellite Town in the Bwari Area Council.
Highlighting the administration’s ongoing infrastructure drive, Wike said the event marked the 50th officially commissioned project under the FCT Administration, adding that more projects are lined up before the end of the year.
“This is the 50th commissioning of project.
So, I’m talking of official commissioning. I’m not talking about the unofficial ones.
And before January next year, God willing, we’ll commission another 10 projects before we’ll go for campaigns,” he said.
Reflecting on his experience in public office, Wike said effective service as a minister depends greatly on the confidence and support of the President, noting that he had learned this from serving both as a governor and as a minister.
“I’ve said to so many people, I was a governor, and I was a minister before. You can be a minister… you see, if you don’t have that support, it is difficult for you to perform. You must have that support,” the former Rivers State governor said.
He further disclosed that he frequently encourages his wife to pray that President Tinubu continues to stand behind the FCT Administration, admitting that she is more devoted to prayer than he is.
“And that’s why, each day I wake up, I tell my wife—she prays a lot, I don’t know how to pray very well. The only best prayer I can pray: ‘God, let me come back safely today.’
“But she prays very well. I say, ‘Continue to pray that Mr President will not look away from us.’
“And Mr President has given FCT all the support required to change the narratives. And that’s why we, on our own part, say we will not disappoint Mr President.
We are happy for the support, and we’ll continue to do everything to make sure that the people of FCT are also happy,” Wike said.
The minister also stressed that the essence of governance is to improve the well-being of citizens, stating that the Tinubu administration remains committed to delivering that objective.
“When people are happy, those in authority will be happy. But when people are not happy, those in authority are bound not to be happy.
After all, what is governance? Governance is to make people happy, to make changes in their life, to make it better. And that’s what Asiwaju Tinubu is doing,” he said.