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Wike’s aide replies wife of late Col Ogbebor: “Your husband knows the land was not his, stop lying”
…insists it’s no longer business as usual
Lere Olayinka, Media Aide to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike on Public Communications has alleged that those making allegations of land grabbing against his principal are only angry it is not business as usual any longer.
Olayinka in an interview, noted that people are not happy with what the FCT minister is doing in Abuja, but the allegations of grabbing other peope’s land are not true.
Speaking specifically about a land involving Chief (Mrs) Rita Lori-Ogbebor and Paulosa Nigeria Ltd, Olayinka stressed that the woman’s late husband knew the history and truth about the land, with the understanding that the land does not belong to him.
According to the aide, the land was allocated temporarily to construction companies that got contracts in the 80s and the contractors are expected to leave after concluding their work.
Olayinka said while others left, Paulosa didn’t leave and after his death, the family is trying to inherit a big parcel of government land.
The Minister’s media aide said: “Land grabbing is just a cliché that people use because Wike is doing things differently now. He is insisting that if you must own land in the FCT, you must own it legally, you must own it, not because you know him or because you are from the South or North. He is operating the FCT as it should be. A lot of people are not happy.
“The issue on the front burner now is the one a woman, Chief (Mrs) Rita Lori-Ogbebor, brought to the media, sponsoring some social media content creators to make noise. The issue is simple. You are saying that someone grabbed your land, does the land in question belong to you? It never belonged to her husband, who was the owner of Paulosa Nigeria Ltd.
“The land was allocated to construction companies that got contracts in the 80s. That area of Abuja is called Life Camp, because construction companies built camps there for their workers; that is why it is called Life Camp. They were given allocations to temporarily use the land as a temporary site office. When a contractor gets a job to construct a road and you choose to say, ‘Contractor, take and use my family land as your office,’ when the contractor finishes his job, is the contractor not supposed to leave the land?
“In this case, Paulosa, one of the contractors, did not leave. Paulosa built permanent structures on the land and rented the structures out to Lebanese mostly and was collecting rent for close to 40 years. Other construction companies that had the same opportunities left. Costain shared a fence with the land Paulosa was claiming and now Costain had left. The only construction company claiming ownership of land at that place till today is Paulosa.
“You may ask why Paulosa is claiming ownership of land when other contractors given temporary allocation the same way had left. The issue is simple, people still believe that it is business as usual, that in Nigeria, we can do whatever we like, we can make noise, we whip up sentiments, raise emotion, go to television stations and cry, ‘Oh, my husband was a soldier, he fought for Nigeria!’ Yes, the husband was a soldier, but she failed to tell Nigerians that her husband was also a contractor after being a soldier.
“Her husband (the owner of Paulosa) got a contract to build underground drainage in Abuja and collected his pay. If Paulosa collected his money, why should Paulosa now take government land? If they knew that the land actually belonged to them as the woman is claiming, why did they write to the government in 2020, seeking approval to own the land permanently? They wrote to the government asking for the right of occupancy to own the place. They did that when the owner of the company had died.
“The questions I ask here are – Why didn’t the owner of the company, her husband, apply to the government before he died? Why didn’t the owner claim ownership of the land when he was alive? He knew the history. He knew that he was not the owner of the land. But the moment he died, some people saw the opportunity of inheriting a big parcel of land, so they asked the government to approve the land for them.”
He further argued the ownership of the Abuja land in question, challenging Mrs Lori-Ogbebor to produce documents if she has contrary evidence to his submission.
“At the time that land was allocated, it had never been allocated to any human being. The first permanent allocation, right of occupancy that was given on that land was the one recently given. The mistake people are making is that the FCT revoked allocation, no. There was no allocation to Paulosa at all. If that woman knows what she is talking about, let her come to the public. The Senate has called for an investigation. Let her take her documents to the Senate. Let the FCT also take its documents to the Senate,” he said.
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Federal Capital Territory FCT minister Nyesom Wike has started campaigning for President Bola TInubu and Phillip Aduda in Abuja.
Watch the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, telling the people of Tungan Shanu village during the inspection of the ongoing construction of the road linking Tungan Madaki with Zuba Road today to vote President TInubu and Aduda for Senate.
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) says its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) will soon be inaugurated as the party intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections.
The party disclosed this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director Esq., on September 21, 2026.
According to the statement, the NDC is currently consulting with relevant stakeholders to develop and inaugurate what it described as a robust Presidential Campaign Council.
The party said its Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, and Vice-Presidential Candidate, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, had held several meetings with the National Leader and leadership of the party as part of the process.
The NDC said Obi and Kwankwaso had been given the opportunity to nominate key officials of the campaign council in consultation with the party.
Those positions include the Director-General of the Campaign, Deputy Director-General (North), Campaign Spokesman, Deputy Spokesman, Head of New Media, Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director and other positions.
The party said the arrangement was designed to promote inclusiveness and cohesion within the campaign structure.
It added that a full organogram of the campaign structure had been developed since August and made available to Obi and Kwankwaso for their input, while nominations had also been received from other stakeholders across the country.
The NDC said it would announce and inaugurate the PCC after receiving the inputs of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
It also disclosed that a campaign timetable had been proposed since August, with arrangements for campaign funding and fundraising still being concluded.
According to the party, funds raised for the presidential campaign would be paid into the presidential campaign account and managed by officers nominated by the presidential candidate and his running mate alongside the party’s National Treasurer.
The party said the PCC inauguration, initially scheduled for the first week of September, was postponed because of the travel schedule of the presidential candidate.
Meanwhile, the NDC has directed its state and Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen to commence the compilation and harmonisation of party agents ahead of the 2027 elections.
The directive, according to the party, is in line with the Electoral Act, 2026, and requires state and LGA chairmen to meet with candidates and relevant stakeholders to produce comprehensive lists of agents.
The agents will be divided into two categories: those for National Assembly elections and those for governorship and State Assembly elections.
The party said the lists would be scrutinised and ratified by its leadership, including the presidential candidate and his running mate, before training commences.
The exercise is expected to be completed and the final lists submitted within two weeks of the directive.
The committee responsible for the appointment of party agents is chaired by the NDC Deputy National Chairman (South), Comrade Babatunde Alli. Vin Martin Ilo serves as secretary, while Dr Yunusa Tanko, Nafiu Dankura and the National Vice Chairmen of the six geopolitical zones are members.
The party also appealed to its candidates at all levels to discourage supporters and support groups from engaging in internal battles, urging them instead to concentrate on winning the elections.
“There are no battles to fight within the NDC,” the party stated, identifying the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as its common opponent.
The NDC said it remained committed to supporting its candidates and urged them to focus on winning elections, stressing that its candidates were contesting under the party and not as independent candidates.
The party expressed its desire for all its candidates to win their respective elections and called on members and supporters to remain focused on the 2027 electoral contest.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as a major pillar of support for President Bola Tinubu in particular and Nigerians, especially the vulnerable ones in general.
The FCT Minister, in a goodwill message to the First Lady on her 66th birthday, commended her for the transformation of the Abuja City Gate, saying “the roles the First Lady played in transforming the Abuja City Gate into how it is today, is a manifestation of her commitment to the success of her husband’s administration.”
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the Minister also hailed the First Lady’s Renewed Hope Initiative, noting that it has brought succor to several vulnerable Nigerians in the last three years.
Wike said; “At 66, the simple way of life of the First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, CON, has remained an inspiration to women in the country, and it is my prayer that God will continue to uphold her.
“Most importantly, this new age is a confirmation of God’s love for her, and I pray that the good Lord will continue to grant her good health.
“I celebrate and rejoice with our ever caring and development oriented First Lady on the attainment of this significant age in her life and wish her many more years of service to our country, Nigeria.”
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