Wike blames Atiku for allegations of allocating land to his Children

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Wike Blames Atiku for Allegations of Allocating Land to His Children


The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of orchestrating allegations that he awarded prime plots of land in Abuja to his children.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Wike dismissed the allegations as politically motivated blackmail aimed at tarnishing his image.

Olayinka described the claims as baseless and alleged they were sponsored by those unhappy with Wike’s support for power rotation between Nigeria’s northern and southern regions—a thinly veiled reference to Atiku. He emphasized that no land had been allocated to any of Wike’s children in the FCT.

The statement recalled that the previous week, a similar claim surfaced accusing Wike of allocating 2,082 hectares of land in Asokoro and Maitama to his son—despite there being no such land available in those districts. The allegation was based on a document showing farmland allocated to JOAQ Farms in Bwari Area Council, which Olayinka said was misrepresented.

This week, another accusation emerged, alleging that land was given to another son of Wike through a company named Jordan Farms. Olayinka clarified that while children of the minister, like any other Nigerian, have the right to own land in the FCT if they meet legal requirements, no land had been assigned to any of them.

He confirmed that land was allocated to Jordan Farms and Estates Limited, a legally registered company, but stressed that none of Wike’s children are listed as directors or owners. He argued that just because one of Wike’s sons is named Jordan, it does not mean the company belongs to him.

Challenging those behind the allegations to produce evidence, Olayinka invited them to consult the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for records of company ownership. He illustrated his point with examples, noting that sharing a name with a company or place does not prove ownership.

He also questioned the logic of using a document that included a security aide’s name and signature to claim ownership of a property, stating that assisting someone with documentation does not mean the property belongs to them.

The statement concluded that no amount of propaganda or blackmail would derail Wike from executing development projects in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

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