FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike on Monday expressed rage towards the acting Executive Secretary (ES) of Federal Capital Development Authority, Engr. Yohana Dauda for alleged attempt to defraud victims of demolition at Gishiri village.
Last week, the minister ordered the demolition of structures belonging to about 45 indigenes and non-indigenes affected by the ongoing road construction from Nicon junction through Gishiri community, Katampe.
The minister, who addressed some key stakeholders and a delegation of Gishiri Community leaders, expressed disappointment over the shady deals that the ES was allegedly promoting in the compensation of the victims.
Wike, who said he had approved the sum of N1.3 billion for the compensation of the victims, became enraged when he heard that the ES in collaboration with the Department of Compensation and Relocation, was offering the victims far below what was approved.
Wike said he is annoyed hearing about the shady deals because the ES, an indigene of Abuja, betrayed the trust reposed on him by his people and government.
The Minister warned him to retrace his steps immediately and pay the victims what he approved or get sacked.
Trouble started for the embattled ES when the youth leader of Gishiri community, Umaru Godwin stepped forward to accuse the Executive Secretary of changing the Minister's instructions concerning their relocation, noting that their compensation had not been paid before the demolition of their properties was effected last week.
Godwin said that the ES without recourse to the Minister's directives has proposed a water-logged environment where the victims of the demolition will not be able to build any structure for their relocation.
Another member of the community, Princess Juliet Jonah also alleged that the victims were protesting because they were offered N72,000 per building as against what they heard was approved by the minister.
