A new report has accused Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of allocating over 2,000 hectares of prime Abuja land—valued at an estimated $3.6 billion—to his son, Joaquin Wike, under questionable circumstances.
The report, published by Peoples Gazette, alleges that since assuming office in August 2023, Wike has quietly approved massive land allocations to his son through a company named JOAQ Farms and Estates Ltd, registered in October 2024. Documents reviewed by the outlet show allocations of at least 2,082 hectares across high-value districts like Maitama, Asokoro, Guzape, and Gaduwa.
Sources within the FCT administration claimed the minister dismissed internal warnings, stating openly that he wanted his children to become “the largest landowners in Abuja.” Critics say the allocations bypassed required fees, including ground rent and title registration, potentially violating Nigeria’s Code of Conduct for public officers.
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“The president would eventually have to decide what to do with the minister,” a senior presidency aide told The Gazette, adding that Wike has become “a serious liability to the Tinubu administration.”
However, in a swift rebuttal, Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, denied the claims, calling them “baseless and defamatory.”
“Not even a single plot of land has been allocated to any of the Minister’s children,” Olayinka said in a Thursday statement. He argued that the report was the work of “quack journalists,” adding that such a large expanse of land could not possibly exist in Maitama or Asokoro.
Olayinka confirmed that JOAQ Farms and Estate Ltd was allocated land—but only in Bwari Area Council for agricultural purposes.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the land is strictly for farming,” he stated, insisting that no laws prevent a minister’s family from owning land, but that in this case, no allocation was made to Wike’s children.
He urged Nigerians to disregard what he described as a calculated attempt to tarnish the minister’s image.
