Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, has chided the former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, over a recent remark against projects being executed in the nation’s capital.
Dalung had, in an interview on Arise TV, frowned at the infrastructural development drive in the country’s capital city, stating that the “road projects in the FCT do not translate to development because such projects do not touch the general wellbeing of the people.”
Reacting, Olayinka said Dalung’s comment was fuelled by his hatred for Wike and the President Bola Tinubu-led government.
“Dalung, whose tenure as Minister of Youth and Sports was monumentally disastrous, even went to the ridiculous extent of saying that dualisation or road construction cannot be emphasised as development because many Nigerians do not have vehicles.
“To someone under whom Nigeria failed to successively qualify for the Nations Cup, roads are only useful to Nigerians who have vehicles. What a jaundiced reasoning!”
“One is not bothered that such a character can open his mouth and say anything, no matter how unreasonable.
“The concern of Nigerians, especially those close to him, should be his mental health, which is daily showing signs of an urgent need for help,” he said.
