As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike was at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon, shortly after protests kicked off nationwide.
The former Rivers State governor was spotted by correspondents as he alighted from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office.
Though details of their deliberations are yet to be revealed, there are hinges of fact that it was connected to the hunger protests, which began on Thursday, with the FCT as an epicentre.
The FCT saw massive demonstrations from
Massive crowds gathered at the central business district and suburbs with demonstrations, with tear gas fired at them by security officials who tried to disperse them.
Meanwhile, the FCT minister said the Federal Government was open to having a dialogue with the protesters.
Commending protesters who refused to be violent, he said, “I want you to continue with that peace process, because he who makes peace will, at the end of the day, enjoy the dividends of peace.
“I want to commend you and urge you to still talk to our people, that we are still ready to talk to them, have a dialogue with them and iron out the grey areas.
“We’ll also brief them on certain things they do not know so that they will be well informed to make informed decisions,” the minister said.
Wike described Abuja as the nation’s “centre of unity”.
“Abuja is for everybody; if we lose Abuja, we have lost Nigeria. That is why we have always said, let us work together. There is nothing we can’t achieve under the current administration of President Bola Tinubu.
“Give him time, and a lot of things will change,” he stated.
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