The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said for a politician to succeed in office, he or she must have three sicknesses.
Wike said a politician should not see, should not hear, and should not talk but should focus on his or her job of delivering good governance to the people.
He stated this on Friday while flagging off the office for the Body of Benchers in Abuja. He noted that he was happy he would be remembered for contributing to the development of legal education in the country.
A member of the Body of Benchers, Wike assured he would make the body proud as FCT Minister.
“I’m happy, as a lawyer, as a bencher, that people will ask, when you had the opportunity, when you went to office, what was your contribution to the development of legal education? What is your contribution to the judiciary?
“You know, it is easy to criticize when you are outside, but when you are given the opportunity and they ask you, what did you do? I will say, yes, as a Minister of FCT, I was able to contribute this. As a Minister of FCT, I was able to do this. And I will go home happy.
“And I want to assure the Body of Benchers, I will make you proud and you will see a difference as far as governance is concerned. Three sickness a politician must always have. One, you can’t see. Two, you can’t talk. Three, you can’t hear. Those who are saying it, you don’t even see. And because I can’t talk, I cannot reply. I will go ahead and continue to do my work to the best of the council. That is all I can do,” he said.
The former governor of Rivers State disclosed that on Monday, 9th December, he would be flagging off the construction of 10 residential buildings for lecturers at Nigeria Law School in Abuja.
He commended President Bola Tinubu for his support in the development of legal education in the country.
“On Monday, we will be at the law school, we’ll flag a project of about 10 residential buildings for the lecturers of the law school, because we felt that it’s a public school owned by the government and they lack basic infrastructure
“And Mr. President said, look, this has to be done and he approved for the construction of more residential buildings for the lecturers which will be flagged off on Monday and also be completed in 10 months time.
“The money is there; it is not if it’s a project that has no budget. At least we have 70 to 80% of the funds required for this project. I want to sincerely thank Mr. President, each time you talk about what can enhance the legal profession, he has always given that support,” Wike added.