Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed reportsthat he collapsed at home in Abuja during an official engagement and was rushed to France for urgent medical intervention.
Angered by these reports, Wike said he would write the condolence letters of those wishing him death.
He made the denial on Thursday while fielding questions from reporters after inspecting the
Justices’ Quarters and other projects under construction.
He insisted that he did not collapse, adding that there was no time anybody took him overseas.
The minister rubbished the report, saying he would not give credence to people who were only interested in carrying rumours.
“First of all, I am a human being, it is not a ghost that will collapse. It is human beings that will collapse if there is any problem with their health. Unfortunately, I did not collapse and I did not show any sign that I have any health problem.
“Let me tell you what happened. What happened was that you saw that the former Head of Service (in Rivers State) came out to let the public know what was going on, how they planned to bomb the House of Assembly Complex and how they planned to attack national assets.
“In order to divert attention from people not focusing on that, they had to bring one rumour that I had been flown overseas. There was no time I collapsed, there was no time anybody took me overseas. But you see me every day.
“The day Mr President broke iftar on his birthday, I was there. The next day, I led Abuja residents to pay Sallah homage. I see all those stories just died down. This is politics.
“We have thick skin. Those things don’t bother us. We are not distracted. We are focused on our jobs. So, I thank Nigerians for being worried, which it should be. But people should not wish their fellow human beings such a thing to happen.”
Wike, who also reinforced the saying ‘everyone will die one day’, however, said, “Nobody will remain in this world forever. But it is only God that says the day you will die, not any human being to say you will die today or you will die tomorrow.
“So, you have seen that I am even healthier than most of them who carried that rumour and I will write their condolence letters. I can assure you that I will write their condolence letters. So, there is nothing like that,” he said.
Olawale Ajimotokan
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