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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at FCT Senator, Ireti Kingibe.
Wike, while speaking on Saturday during the monitoring of the FCT Area Council election, stated that he thought as a Senator, Kingibe should be able to read.
According to the minister, he did not impose curfew without the approval of President Bola Tinubu.
Recall that Senator Kingibe had blown hot on Friday on the curfew stating that the action of the minister was unacceptable in a democratic society.
“It is unfortunate, I thought as a Senator she should be able to read. I never imposed a curfew on my own. I said with the approval of Mr. President,” Wike responded.
On Thursday, Wike, in a special broadcast declared Friday a work-free day in the nation’s capital in preparation for the council polls.
He, thereafter, announced a restriction on human and vehicular movement across the FCT from 8pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday.
FCT election curfew: I thought senator should be able to read – Wike fires back at Kingibe
