FCT security: Arewa group defends Wike

The Arewa Youth Assembly, AYA, has called on politicians in the Federal Capital Territory to give the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the time he requires to do his job as the head of the FCT Administration.

The group spoke following a recent comment by Ireti Kingibe, the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, who accused the former Rivers State governor of displaying an “I don’t care attitude” towards the security of the Nigerian capital.

The group said that the current state of the nation does not require politically motivated statements, slander, witch-hunt, or image tarnishing but all hands being on deck to for the betterment of the residents of the FCT.

The group said that Wike has shown some signs of a committed servant in the areas of security and infrastructural development.

In a statement signed by Mohammed Salihu Danlami, its Speaker,

Arewa Youth Assembly, called on all politicians, irrespective of their political background, to work together in ensuring security of lives and properties of all residents.

The group recalled that Wike had recently made it clear that without security, no meaningful development can be achieved.

It caution politicians to desist from “using cheap tricks of playing politics with the precious lives of FCT residents and, causing nuisance.”

AYA called on residents to “remain calm, comply with security agents in carrying out their jobs, and report anything suspicious, as security is the responsibility of us all.”