"Please give me power": Wike makes important plea before senate

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NigeriaDNA
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  • Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, has asked the Senate to allow him to have a security fund to fight the rising insecurity in Abuja effectively
  • The minister made the request when he appeared before the Senate committee on FCT and FCT Area councils to defend his 2024 budget
  • Wike maintained that having access to the security fund will allow him to finance security fight without going through bureaucracy

The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, March 18, urged the Senate to approve security votes for the territory to ensure a seamless response to security threats.

This is even as Wike defended the sum of N1,147,780,610,283.00 as the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) budget for the 2024 fiscal year before the Senate Committees on FCT and FCT Areas Councils.

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