The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has refuted allegations that the construction of homes for judges in Abuja is intended to influence them for political purposes.
Speaking during a media chat on Wednesday, Wike clarified that the housing project is not his personal initiative but part of a welfare package designed by President Bola Tinubu to support judicial independence.
Wike insisted that he is simply fulfilling his role by implementing an already approved project.
Wike explained, “(Tinubu said) ‘Where are the judges living? They have no homes and are therefore open to political manipulation and for me, as a president who wants to guarantee the independence of the judiciary, judges must have their homes’.
“I am not Mr President; I am only lucky to be appointed as a minister under this administration and who is in the position to implement his policies. And Mr President said, look, this is what he wants; come up and see what we can…