Minister Nyesom Wike, responsible for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has affirmed his commitment to making decisions based on merit rather than sentiment or emotion.
This resolute stance was made by Wike in Abuja, as he responded to a viral video where employees of the Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company (AUMTCO) expressed their concerns about the removal of the company’s Managing Director.
Among the 21 heads of parastatals, agencies, and companies within the FCT Administration, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AUMTCO, Mr. Najeeb Abdulsalam, was one of those relieved of their positions by the minister on Wednesday.
Wike further explained that he would do the right thing for the interest of residents of the FCT and Nigerians at large.
“That is why when I watch people on video, crying that somebody has been removed and that he has been doing well, but the question is, if you have been doing well, where are the buses?
“No sentiment, no emotions will be considered when we are doing what is right. We will do the right thing for the interest of the people. If you like, carry 20 people, put video and cry as much as you want to cry, it will not bother us. What bothers us is the reality on ground,” the minister said.
He advised political appointees to always prepare to leave office at any time because someone might come and would want to have a total change.
“You are not a civil servant where you will say nobody is supposed to retire me because I am not up to the age of retirement.
“Even as a minister, I can be relieved of my position now. You don’t need to cry; some other people will come and all we pray for is, let us get the best,” Wike said.
