FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has responded to comments linked to the ADC over road infrastructure, saying former Senate President David Mark once flew a private jet to his village but can now drive there under President Bola Tinubu.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at remarks linked to the African Democratic Congress over road infrastructure, using former Senate President David Mark as a reference point in defending the current administration’s projects.
According to the claim attributed to Wike, David Mark used to fly a private jet to his village when he was Senate President but can now drive there under President Bola Tinubu. The remark was framed as a response to comments associated with the ADC around the idea that “we will not eat road alone,” a criticism tied to the emphasis on road and infrastructure commissioning. While the exact fuller context of the exchange was not detailed in the material supplied, the statement places infrastructure delivery at the centre of the political argument.
The comment reflects a familiar line in the present political contest: whether visible infrastructure projects should be treated as a sufficient measure of governance or as one part of a wider accountability conversation. In this case, Wike’s response did not move into abstraction. It stayed on the road itself, using accessibility and mobility as the practical defence of the administration’s record.
Wike has in recent weeks repeatedly defended the Federal Capital Territory’s infrastructure drive under Tinubu, while also taking direct aim at the opposition coalition around the ADC. His latest remark, as framed in the material provided, appears to extend that same argument beyond Abuja and into a broader political response to criticism from the opposition.
For now, the line attributed to Wike stands as both a rebuttal to the ADC’s criticism and another attempt to frame infrastructure as a measurable sign of the Tinubu administration’s impact.