‘I only took a break’, Wike dismisses reports of heart complications

By Omeiza Ajayi

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims circulating connected societal media that helium precocious travelled to London for attraction of heart-related complications.

Wike, who spoke connected Thursday astatine the flag-off of the Arterial Road N1 linking Wuye District to Ring Road II, explained that his travel overseas was purely for rest, stressing that helium had not taken a interruption since assuming office.

Some online reports had alleged that the curate was flown to London aft being diagnosed with congestive bosom nonaccomplishment and had allegedly turned down aesculapian proposal to acquisition bypass surgery, fearing it mightiness support him distant from his duties agelong capable to beryllium replaced.

Reacting to the speculation, Wike described the reports arsenic mendacious and politically motivated. He said his determination to question was simply to unbend and recharge.

“Normally, each clip I travel, I transportation files on to guarantee nary enactment is delayed. But this time, I told myself I indispensable question without immoderate file, adjacent if the full strategy crumbles, due to the fact that 1 indispensable archetypal beryllium live to conscionable the demands of others,” the curate said.

He added that those wishing him sick would beryllium disappointed. “Before I knew it, I started proceeding that I had a bosom attack. God volition assistance them to person their ain bosom attack. It is my supplication that precise soon, I volition beryllium the 1 signing their condolences,” Wike said pointedly.

The curate faulted the increasing inclination of utilizing falsehoods to people governmental points, questioning wherever the rumours originated from. “This state plays authorities with everything. Somebody sits determination and writes stories astir hospitals I person ne'er been to, and yet radical are engaged spreading them,” helium lamented.

Wike reiterated his committedness to his ministerial duties, saying nary magnitude of falsehoods would distract him from serving the residents of the FCT.

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