Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Publicity and Communications to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended his principal over Tuesday’s confrontation with a naval officer in Abuja.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, Olayinka explained that the incident stemmed from a land scam that misled a former naval chief.
He said the disputed plot of land was originally allocated in 2007 to Santos Estate Limited for park and recreation purposes, not for residential or commercial development.
“That particular land was allocated to a company in 2007, Santos Estate Limited, for park and recreation,” Olayinka stated, adding that the former naval chief was deceived into believing otherwise.
According to him, rather than seeking clarification from the appropriate authorities, the former naval chief resorted to using the military to enforce a claim on the land, which led to the confrontation involving the minister.
