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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended the intervention at Jabi Lake, a popular recreation park in Abuja, ordering a crackdown on substandard developments around the park.

The Minister said this in his reaction to the appeal of Rev Serah Omaku, Senior Pastor of Family Worship Centre, Abuja.

Daily Trust had reported how the preacher knelt on the pulpit, pleading with Wike not to repossess the land.

A video of the Pastor’s appeal went viral on social media.

But speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike dismissed the Pastor’s concerns, insisting that enforcement action at Jabi Lake was guided by law, not sentiment.

“You talk about the woman kneeling down and begging. I’m not carried away by such emotions. Begging to do what? Who owns Jabi Lake? How does it become your own? First of all, I came on board; that place was given to a company that said they wanted to turn it into an entertainment place, but they have turned it into shanties.”

“One of these days I went there and said, ‘This can’t be; there is a hotel, and who would come to stay in that hotel when there are shanties all over?’ You don’t know if there are criminals.”

He stated that the allocation had been revoked and would be reassigned to investors with the capacity to develop the site, adding that strict conditions would guide the new arrangement.

“You cannot allocate land and leave it for that long with nothing to show. We revoked it. Now we want to give it to people who are ready to develop it,” Wike said.

“We will reallocate the land with clear conditions. If there is no development within the specified time, we will take it back.

“To the woman who was crying, if she likes, let her call God to come down. What is my business? How does Jabi become hers? Is it an individual or government property? We are trying to make sure investors develop this land for the interest of all of us.”

Wike said several plots around the lake, initially allocated for high-end developments, had remained undeveloped for over a decade and had since deteriorated into makeshift settlements.

The minister confirmed that the FCT Administration had begun revoking such allocations, signalling a tougher stance against land speculation in the capital city.

“You must sign to develop within a given period. If you fail, the land returns to government. It is as simple as that,” he added.

Wike, however, rejected suggestions that the exercise is intended to restrict public access to the lake, clarifying that the focus is on reclaiming misused or abandoned land.

“We are not taking anything from the public. We are reclaiming land from those who failed to do what they were supposed to do or who converted it to unauthorised uses,” he said.

He also decried the distortion of approved land use, citing instances where recreational spaces were converted without authorisation.

https://dailytrust.com/wike-to-pastor-jabi-lake-takeover-stands-even-if-god-comes-down/

“I am not carried away by such emotions…” - Wike replies Abuja Pastor.#theeagleonlinenigeria #gist #wike #fctabuja pic.twitter.com/Vv8YzADiBA

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ogododo:
“You must sign to develop within a given period. If you fail, the land returns to government. It is as simple as that,” he added.

https://dailytrust.com/wike-to-pastor-jabi-lake-takeover-stands-even-if-god-comes-down/

I support Wike on this.

Some people will buy a land and just abandon it.

It shouldn't be allowed in our City centres

Parachoko:
I support Wike on this.

Some people will buy a land and just abandon it.

It shouldn't be allowed in our City centres

Do you also support him to allocate hundreds of hectares to his children?

Wike have zero regard for God.. he's a tinubu follower . Our country is in ruins because of Wike and tinubu, they both have zero regard for God and humanity.

We must kick them out in 2027

Why even God giver of ur life in this,one day u will stop breathing and go meet your creator, I believe you won't deny such statement on that day

Stay wicked emperor Wike

ogododo:
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended the intervention at Jabi Lake, a popular recreation park in Abuja, ordering a crackdown on substandard developments around the park.

The Minister said this in his reaction to the appeal of Rev Serah Omaku, Senior Pastor of Family Worship Centre, Abuja.


Daily Trust had reported how the preacher knelt on the pulpit, pleading with Wike not to repossess the land.


A video of the Pastor’s appeal went viral on social media.

But speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike dismissed the Pastor’s concerns, insisting that enforcement action at Jabi Lake was guided by law, not sentiment.

“You talk about the woman kneeling down and begging. I’m not carried away by such emotions. Begging to do what? Who owns Jabi Lake? How does it become your own? First of all, I came on board; that place was given to a company that said they wanted to turn it into an entertainment place, but they have turned it into shanties.”

“One of these days I went there and said, ‘This can’t be; there is a hotel, and who would come to stay in that hotel when there are shanties all over?’ You don’t know if there are criminals.”

He stated that the allocation had been revoked and would be reassigned to investors with the capacity to develop the site, adding that strict conditions would guide the new arrangement.

“You cannot allocate land and leave it for that long with nothing to show. We revoked it. Now we want to give it to people who are ready to develop it,” Wike said.

“We will reallocate the land with clear conditions. If there is no development within the specified time, we will take it back.

“To the woman who was crying, if she likes, let her call God to come down. What is my business? How does Jabi become hers? Is it an individual or government property? We are trying to make sure investors develop this land for the interest of all of us.”

Wike said several plots around the lake, initially allocated for high-end developments, had remained undeveloped for over a decade and had since deteriorated into makeshift settlements.

The minister confirmed that the FCT Administration had begun revoking such allocations, signalling a tougher stance against land speculation in the capital city.

“You must sign to develop within a given period. If you fail, the land returns to government. It is as simple as that,” he added.

Wike, however, rejected suggestions that the exercise is intended to restrict public access to the lake, clarifying that the focus is on reclaiming misused or abandoned land.

“We are not taking anything from the public. We are reclaiming land from those who failed to do what they were supposed to do or who converted it to unauthorised uses,” he said.

He also decried the distortion of approved land use, citing instances where recreational spaces were converted without authorisation.

https://dailytrust.com/wike-to-pastor-jabi-lake-takeover-stands-even-if-god-comes-down/

The day God go come down for you, you know go believe your eyes

“One of these days I went there and said, ‘This can’t be; there is a hotel, and who would come to stay in that hotel when there are shanties all over?’ You don’t know if there are criminals.”

Truly, the unorganised lake side reduces the appeal for potential guests.

https://bonhotels.com/hotel/pearl-jabi-lake/stay/

Same wike calling God, when plane he board his about crash, all of us form Jame bond, when we are giving power, but when power is out of hand, we are humble more than jesus

Every great tyrant has a phase where they become so powerful that they begin to "feel equal to God"

That moment always marks the beginning of their downfall.

From tower of Babel to Pharaoh
From king Nebuchadnezzar to Hitler
Even Lucifer did it and his downfall was lit 🔥

All of them at one point felt equal to God

When a mere mortal place himself so high to the Gods. His downfall is like a man falling down from heaven with no parachute.

Wike didn't need blasphemous comments.

But we do nonsense in Africa and then try to blackmail with " God".

If there is justifiable reasons in Government and Public Interest to raze the place it should be done.

If you use "God" to beg a German or American Law Enforcement Officer when in wrong, he will just look at you and still stick to the law i.e. issue you a traffic ticket.

And on reading this article, I am firmly behind Wike. As long as it's not an excuse for land-grabbing.

https://www.nairaland.com/5516623/man-begs-uk-police-gods

One day, your own time will pass and its just a fact

I don't like Wike. But this decision is solid

This man is an idiot. Even if God comes down? Even Trump can't say that

Why should he have any regards for God? Where is God when terrorist dey kpai Nigerians?

LagosOrigin:
Wike have zero regard for God.. he's a tinubu follower . Our country is in ruins because of Wike and tinubu, they both have zero regard for God.

We must kick them out in 2027

Well said. Good that he clarified the reasons for the takeover.

dibunotion:
I don't like Wike. But this decision is solid

Really...?


And I like him o. He is straight forward. With wike you always know where you stand.


He has his excesses but I wish more politicians could borrow a leaf or two from him!

Kukutente23:
Do you also support him to allocate hundreds of hectares to his children?

Do you details of the plots he allegedly assigned to his children? Abi its another beer parlour gist.

The day he nearly had a plane crash he was shouting and praying calling on God but today he has zero regards for that same God

Wike did not say EVEN IF GOD COMES DOWN, the report did not indicate such, why are journalists making such sensational headlines

What is making the ologogoro, beggarly FCT land grabber blasphemous?

Does he want sharia people to lapidate him ni?

What could be giving him so much confidence, if not the fact he has our judiciary in his a-looter pocket

iwaeda:
Wike Boasts Of Helping APC Use Judiciary To Kill Osun LG Funds Case, Warns Party Leaders Against Ingratitude

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has openly boasted that he assisted certain elements within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in deploying the judiciary to frustrate the Osun State local government allocation lawsuit.

In a video now circulating widely on social media and obtained by SaharaReporters, Wike made the claim while addressing a crowd in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The former Rivers governor accused the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, of benefitting from judicial actions against the Osun State Government without knowing those who did the work behind the scenes.

The suit in question led to the withholding of local government funds in Osun State, a development widely seen as targeting the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke as opposition in the state.

Wike, who spoke angrily, suggested that the court action supporting the APC’s position against the Osun government did not happen by chance, boasting that powerful political forces worked quietly to ensure the outcome.

“Don’t take our support for Mr President for granted,” Wike warned, in an apparent message to APC leaders defending Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. “You have to be careful about the statements you make. You have to be very careful.”

He accused Basiru of political ingratitude, claiming the APC was enjoying in Osun State without understanding who engineered their advantage.

“Today, you are enjoying in Osun. You don’t know those who did the work,” Wike said. “You are opening your mouth to talk about Rivers State.”

https://saharareporters.com/2026/01/08/wike-boasts-helping-apc-use-judiciary-kill-osun-lg-funds-case-warns-party-leaders

Minister Wike has warned the National Secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru to stay clear of Rivers State.
Lol 😆 https://t.co/sNKjJfb8qn pic.twitter.com/E9SgSwASil

— Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 (@emmaikumeh) January 5, 2026

I once said that if Tinubu is voted, Nigerians will buy fuel above 1000 naira. Mark today's date, except God is not alive, Wike will be reduced to nothing in the coming years.

And to the pastor kneeling down to beg a mortal, you need to discover who you really are. Can Oyedepo kneel down to beg any mortal ?

Bringing God into this conversation by Wike was unnecessary. Wike if he refuses to change and continue to behave like Pharoah he will get Pharoah treatment.

LagosOrigin:
Wike have zero regard for God.. he's a tinubu follower . Our country is in ruins because of Wike and tinubu, they both have zero regard for God and humanity.

We must kick them out in 2027

That same God he said should come down, will come down indeed and disgrace both Wike and Tinubu. He will so disgrace them that they will end up in jail for all these atrocities they keep committing.

I pray Minister Wike does not see the wrath of God. Why that kind of statement? Too bad! Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

LagosOrigin:
Wike have zero regard for God.. he's a tinubu follower . Our country is in ruins because of Wike and tinubu, they both have zero regard for God and humanity.

We must kick them out in 2027

No...he has no regard for the person using God to blackmail a man.

Nebuchadnezzar didn't do up to Wike.
I have said it that his fall will be great. Very loud. Very great.

Abuja is federal capital, the minister is try to make Abuja plan come to reality

ogododo:
https://dailytrust.com/wike-to-pastor-jabi-lake-takeover-stands-even-if-god-comes-down/


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Make i just dey look this government