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[Music] foreign [Music] [Music] exclusively with the minister of the fct coming in some weekend the blizzards on a few political issues and says no going back on illegal structures and disruptive structures in the fct says they must go down hello everyone welcome to the program this is politics today live on channels television I'm sure akimale in Abuja tonight we bring you our exclusive conversation with the minister of the federal capital territory governor in some week he speaks on wide-ranging issues from his role as the fct minister the appointment from president Bella to Nobu is membership of the PDP he told us whether or not he's still a member of the pdpr is now joined the APC uh in this interview you will get to hear him on some of those issues he spoke about article abubakar he spoke about tinubu he spoke what was done in Rivers State as far as the presidential election was done is it remorseful is asking PDP to do one thing and allow you to listen to that tonight on the program so president balati Nobu is worried and has shown a deep concern over the political situation in Gabon and the socio-political stability in that country after the military is taking over the Realms of our Affair tinubu's reaction comes hours after a group of Japanese Military Officers appeared on television early today announcing that they were putting an end to the current regime and canceling an election that according to official results president Ali Bongo Limba has won a special advisor to the president of media and publicity Mr Julian gillale was speaking with a State House correspondent says president Trump was believed that the rule of law and of federal rules to the Constitutional resolution of electoral dispers must not be allowed to perish in Africa take a listen to him Mr President has held a substantive extended discussion with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau where issues related to the crisis in Nigeria Republic and the unfolding situation in Gabon were discussed the two heads of state mutually agreed that the promotion and protection of constitutional Democratic governance on the continent remains a Paramount priority [Music] the spokesperson of President let's now bring you the conversation with Mr Yin some weaker a former governor of River State and the current minister of the federal capital territory this is the very first time that a southern will be appointed as a minister of the fct in this interview we started by asking Mr Yin some Wiki how does the appointment come to him it's a pleasure talking to you thank you so much for talking to us on China's television and congratulations on your appointment as the fct minister how did they come to you difficult question did you see you be coming now did you see yourself becoming an fct minister it's not something I planned it's not something that was impossible but there we are so thank you this afternoon how does it feel with you and and this there is a way to say it uh you're being a a governor for two times someone will say this is your third time of being a governor because the SCT has under the Constitution as that status that makes you look like the 37th state of um of the federal republic of Nigeria do you feel particularly privileged to be to have this kind of profile or what I would say is that such a privilege that having served as the total Governor officer to State and then the president's commander chief also appoints me as to come and take a particular look at the fct which is looks like a state right instruction looks like a state because the way the state is structured is just similar fct is not like a Ministry per se Iraq but it's being governed or being abstained by a minister appointed by the president so I will not uh I'll say like a third time I would not agree to that it looks like it looks like a lawyer no you know from it yeah you may be performing functions because the federal capital territory but it's not a state the federal capital so the functions you may be performing may look familiar may look familiar in terms of State you are the governor here my boss is the president so so many things I take to my boss as president for approval but as a state Governor no so so you have to differentiate it so you're not fully yes even though destruction we have our secretaries which is like Commissioners we have a secretary of council with like an attorney general of the state all right so that's how it looks like the director of this and that and that and that you know so in that way it was okay but in terms of exercising the powers it is not the same because you must be approval or Mr President a Christian the first Southerner to become an fct Minister yeah how does that happen I I I don't want to go into that line of religion frankly those are the facts what well you see that is the problem we have in this country and that's what the presidents have tried to do fct is a federal capital [Music] religion before you occupy the seat there's no law that said it must come from social area before you become the the the the the fct minister and that is the kind of things people are saying Guru wrong in the country you see we can continue to have it this way let everybody believe that fct is for all of us have that sense of belonging and that is why the cabinet we are bringing in you'll see Nigeria you will see Nigeria everywhere represented and that it was supposed to be and so that's why I said I don't want to go into I say Christian but I'm not the work we are going to do here is not for Christians alone it's not for Muslims there are those who are indigenous people of Abuja yes how do they feel hearing or feeling that uh there is a southerner that is leading I mean their state sort of so-called um do you connect with them have you been able to reach out yes to the indigenous people of Abuja they are the real owners of Abuja okay what did I say here I said when the cabinet is inaugurated it will see the indigenous people are represented in that cabinet which has never happened before that's what you will do of course of course you carry them along of course certainly you see even if you know most also considered there are people who are circulars here who were here before the government started relocating them you must have to carry them along so what happened yesterday it has never happened how many did it take us the federal government had wanted to do this second Runway right and fct had to acquire land for minister of Aviation right money was paid to the contact of cccc and this project is supposed to be one year project in fact by this last June that project would have been commissioned but no way the musical valuation came to me so they have this immediately we moved him not to the communities what's the problem this is the problem we were told they are going to pay us 2.5 billion a lot of a sudden we're hearing you cannot do that we said yes it's correct it can be that whoever told you that government was going to pay to perform ing the truth first of all misinformation had no power they learned they went to Value who acquired love for them it's the same city it's a responsibility of fct to say this is what we pay right and you see what people what the citizens experience government should tell them the truth and when we told them the truth said look who cannot see the morning that is available we are going to pay you if you accept this okay secondly I know how you feel employment we are going to work there yes Aviation you have to do something where they are available 12 I mean yes 12 employment Mrs uh 10 employees immediately to win for them what is the immediate need this road Bridge and the road Lady Gaga fine put in our budget they require go put in their budget you're happy money contact the move to sites this is something that not been sold for one year is it in the corners in the land use art on how remuneration yes it has a schedule how much is paid when they acquired land per hectare but this this watch is done so it's done for abuse of Aviation to grow and do valuation and then go and tell the community how much they repair who made it clear and when they say they're eating the truth it was easy problems are solved so that's the result because you see this is second room with the ought to have been commissioned by June when that is taking up now it's taking off now so we're talking about vision is so determined another way around to me so look this is probably Barcelo this can be a problem it has to be so many times I mean that's perhaps one major step that you have made since assuming office in just about a week or thereabout um but as it is right now you look at the fct you look at enormous responsibility that is on your shoulder it is not I mean a mean task in any case why do you think that the president wanted you to be the fct minister similar track record as governor and then of course you see there are certain positions to require people who will be able to take decision one major problem of leadership is decision ticket that is one thing that is lucky and he believed that he did somebody that can say look I'm going to do this and again for me that it doesn't consider you all right because where you're concerning me tells me that joke while I was governor in all my careers and all my activities people were watching and so they may have convinced him to say I needed somebody too who is going to take decision he doesn't matter who sucks is God it doesn't matter who is involved and that is what also have learned from him the country he showed the country nobody would have ever contemplated that the president would have you know giving fct do not give to somebody who is an African who has performed what so move to this party you see that's what God is leadership all he's looking for who can make me succeed here not who is going to be dancing foreign who can make me succeed in this what did they tell you that you wanted to do in fct first of all replace it down so many things I'm going wrong in FC teams it's not the city I found the fighters contemplated what is the problem here you remember when I was integrated I came there with the minister of state and where the press conference by telling the public look it is not going to be business as usual right so many things have been distorted in their City I almost got it right and you didn't do it right and their likelihood we're going to step on toes you see Nigerians the majority of couples and ideas are difficult let me tell you one thing you see things are going wrong they were the ones complaining that in the last eight years they can't feel the impact of exit they had one complaining there's no street light again everywhere right now someone else come on board just listen we're going to put this right right we're going to do this we're going to do this we're not saying we are going to destroy what is right we are saying that look anything that was not done rightly that's bad will not allow you to be it doesn't matter who is involved what happened sponsored people it's not a Muslim he's a Christian it's not when they're not you find the fact oh this is not like River State where he lives here this is it doesn't bother me because first of all what do you mean by Elites today in this country today who are the major lawbreakers today in this in this country who are those that policies benefiting from is there any poor man that is doing something to distort the master plan of a city is there any problem at the house money to distort the master plan is there any poor man I live in a Sakura delivering my time okay that is producers what are we talking about so you blame the elite for certainly not after the city is concerned who are those who have the money to build who are those who are penetrating the fct to get make sure that even we are like regardless back green areas I've been after they've been doing a pool is it important person how bad is the state of things in the ICT I convert it I I can tell you today I'm just one week in office we're still looking into a lot of things I can tell it's bad for example you have projects littered everywhere are abundant you have sanitation not getting this attention orders from judgments of Courts how are they still done as I speak to you now we're going to show them against the LCD 800 million US Dollars over what he had an arrangement with private Developers and gave so much land and then again how they came to saruk who have canceled this and that and then people have to go to court and the God gave judgment of 800 billion US Dollars how would they survive it on that so that's the belief that a party and that person is sick of course and they congratulate it again you access are you appealing that I have not gotten the full detail the point I'm making is that these are the kind of problems where I faced well since we're the problem of land like Italian whoever I'm faced with a a contract doesn't worry at the age of the cost of 20 billion it's now 180 billion look it's it's everywhere it's a mess but again we're not complaining we have the capacity to face the challenges first of all what I'm trying to do we are going to set up a strong legal team you see those who break the law are those who wants to cut early we know them know the system how they operate I'm sorted up a strong legal team didn't I believe that we should succeed what is the concept then why the confidence is something specific that the President says look Mr Wicked This is what particle this problem I want you to fix in the fct did they give you like a standing order yeah and I want you to bring by the city he did not say this let you know be that oh he has something in mind one thing you say clearly I watch him when he said at the MDA conference Mr landlord I want to ride on the metro line Mr landlord I want to write on the word neutral line I remember before my appointment when I heard of the paper when I had a privilege to discuss with him one of the things I'm not to be or not to be that he was going to send me 10 cities he said look look up this is for the hint I thought we were just having a general a discussion but Hina said at the NBA opening conference foreign for me because I'm not a narrative it's a project is that is that possible of course it's possible how soon can that happen first of all I'll approve for the payment to the contractor and after the permanent secretary and the director treasury this one was prepared latest on Thursday which is tomorrow I had just do and then I've called the company it was I made it just look with the funding they were to go so this metro line yes will take you from where exactly well you see yeah I may not know the problem at all I know that I can take you from here down to the airport it's inside of the Town yes inside of this yes yes down today it starts from one place after five minutes the first stops yes down to the airport you just come out International and local very fantastic so that people don't need to carry their vehicles to side into the airport and in this case it's not just one you have two F of Reliance already so for me it's a project that Mr President had told me it is in my heart it is the thought so I must have to do everything to make sure that we accomplish that and the funding is ready the phone yeah the problem we're not having is operational cost did they give I think is very astronomical they are discussing with us tomorrow we welcome to the schedule the operational cost and so that it's not just that it's ready it is ready by the project being completed and it's also ready by you using it so when you when you sort out the the issue of the buses and transportation how soon can what is the timeline for the metro line project you know it's uh Atmos eight months yeah so by some this time next year yeah I want to work out of food can you possibly think of a moratorium for those who are facing an imminent demolition of their properties like you mentioned under your inauguration day because now it's created a lot of shock uh with you for some reasons for those who have you know wrongly built somewhere and taking over property but for Equity sake that they built in places are you willing to give some moratorium some weeks some months for them uh to uh to take redress before you move in with your trucks come here that you went and did what is wrong and government said look we can continue to allow this they are bringing Equity is that moratorium foreign and trying to trying to take them away sentiment of these traders of these this and that so this is the problem we have you see people trading do you understand what I'm saying and government Consciousness you can't do this now you go and meet somebody called several years societies human rights oh that they have nowhere to stay though they are suffering New Economic hardship that is rubbish don't totally rubbish you don't talk about security the security press that this all this exposed so they've left because they know you know something would happen and they're moved we're moving and we're not trying to plant green now where people you know from time to make a group which have to stay relaxed you you come because of economic activity you destroy the master plan so they don't know I know there may be some collaboration with those in charge of land the ages hundreds of course of course and that is why opting now I have told the the manager of a YouTube he must give me where are those green areas that have been beaten who are those who beat on them they're not the poor people don't have their failure at the means to deal on them the best the problem can do to say temporarily by using canopies but not building on it so there's no going back doesn't go down there's not going back Governor Wiki you are a PDP member in an APC government is that right this is also one thing I found out in Nigeria governance is not about party is a vehicle that converts you right now up to now why are you strongly printable but I said and you will not leave PDP look you don't do what I don't like the Nigerians what are they going to do with governors remember president of Vice President discuss nothing but today the chocolate who was an aid member not just to become minister of power but attorney general number one minister of the country you remember that yes because we believed that he can contribute in this area did you understand that I never hit my intention member tell me that I'm going to support Equity fairness and justice did I not say so did we not say look you cannot as a party if you've been aware for this country to continue with the line you are going it means that we don't have a place in the party therefore the karma for the president for the presidency at this point in time should go to the South so what is new now about anybody talking about I'm serving in APC government I was in PDP I supported yes did I hide it do you feel at home in the APC not APC no you are in the government I feel at home he has given me that courage I've discovered that he said man won't miss well for the country so he's looking for people who support him and get Nigerian achieve the renewed hope we are given to that girl that is the point we're making are you assuming let me tell you I assuming there was room for independent candidates of anybody then you can have of course anybody I would have supported him but there's no room he has to use a platform I'm not here to work for a party I am here to support the president who has confidence in me to help him to deliver the renewed hope and I owe nobody any apologies at all at all I was in PDP I worked for Ahmed bolaji I mean to be president of Nigeria in fact in fact if people are forgotten history no in the southeast and sets out there's no one state the president won except invested yes yes good apologies to it we came out who said it earlier that we're going to support a certain president and you don't regret it why should I regret do I look at somebody who will regret I don't are you afraid that your party might move against you who's the party the PDP which people who are the people they are the executives of the party the neck of the party you saw that the the former vice president and the presidential candidate are meeting with Governors and leaders oh please you don't think that those can come again let me tell you this today let me tell you this we are just waiting for the presidential planet to finish you know who actually are those who are working well for the pattern how can anybody talk about expellingly a state that provided that brought the governor a state number three senatorial estate they are produced 3200 members over 32 instead they are produced assembly what look I have not seen that person without do respect if they do it what would you not nobody will do it so the issue that they will do that what if it isn't a plan who to plan to discipline would discipline me I should be the one calling for the discipline of these people who've violated the Practical situation were in what way in the way that the party said there was the rotation who is that person who I want to DARE anybody who will say that listen listen with no man of character I'm a man of character I can tell you authoritatively what happened this government what the person was saying what I said I never said PDP Governors nominated minister I said that this government wrote to all the governors of PDP and APC to nominate people for appointments that's what I said 13. yes and I said PDP Governors nominated people for appointment appointment is appointment Button as God what has commissions right I challenge anybody anybody anybody who is the governor of people that said he never wrote any letter to this government for social people to be appointed under this government has anybody come to challenge me come on I see you know sometimes listen I never to tell you how I respect the party I'll explain the patch I wrote to the National chairman and his people now this is all familiar to me by the president did they say they told me not to collect the intercepts I wrote The Return to the Zona chairman of my party did you get responses yes yourself accept it it's a call for Duty he said accept it I wrote to my Governor he said I accept it where these people coming to say they will discipline discipline who good discipline who forget about the rankings of the regular dancers in their so-called this area they know they're all regretting of the action they took it is because of arrogance and impunity today I mean wait do you I mean because the the thought the thought was that uh if there was the crises in the PDP had not gone on uh the one that led some of you to oppose the position of article Barca being the presidential candidate that if some of you had worked for the PDP got the PDP had a stronger chance in fact there are those who believe that even out of the Court there is a possibility that PDP may have a chance in the court assuming and human even they have to go check my position of equity fairness and justice in my position the position we said that is not a bad person for atheists which is there therefore the son should have it hasn't changed it has not changed so whichever way you look at it but look um see you don't tell people that you're the only one who matter they are the only person no you don't do that I believe the right thing should be done at all times if you're dead that's not just stopping you for me and say look I got it wrong I got it wrong I thought I was right have you gotten it wrong did you get it wrong no I said those I'm asking you in any way and all of these steps that you have taken did you do anything wrong nothing that's why that's why our conscience is very clear that's why we can walk with our shoulders High so I left my state not related very happy like a hero working against your party okay in favor of Justice working in front of the equity and fairness my pattern one governorship my party won National Assembly my party won State Assembly she was a natural election which were craving Equity fairness Justice that's what we're talking about in fact they should the party should come to Riverside and so no you have made us proud you are making sure our party took these seats the one you lost was the one who had been protesting do the right thing you say you never do the right thing I agree on something you people you will do you change so they should since gentlemen I think we got it wrong we are sorry for what you did what if things change in the courtroom against the status quo as it is right now what would you do what kind of changing I mean the the cut through the cuts are going to be making why don't you don't you believe what look for me it would not matter student that this is what is right to be done in the country if the God said oh now it's a different thing and that is not my prayer I don't know my prayer you see that happening it can be done I have never fade not the God no no I don't see that person because we have lawyers in their work I don't want to do their work um right I believe and I strongly believe that the god herself is not a sleeping God I believe the god that has kept me today that made me to go through all these processes will not just come and abandon us like that no it's not it's nothing your God supports tinubu from from now on suppose the action we have taken or the other song we took to support balance yes yes but I mean you said you are a PDP member yes but you are there are reports about your name on the APC governorship campaign Council that is actually by yourself the one against your party no that's not correct you see that the chairman of the party had defeated it see emotional politics there are some underground movement where people you see that today is not what you continue There are some real people too that are not happy with it yes some people can play some funny foreign do I look at somebody who will do something I hide about it tell me in this country today do I need to play a game you can't reload me to anything whatever I would do I would do if I want to enter PC today come on now talk to my people what are we doing here what is this yes I know it make news and social media ideas what does not exist you have not been formally told not formally why would you put my name I'm not a member I'm still a member of PDP even those three people that put my name in my answer did they tell me look I'm not a kid you know I love me anyhow if I want to play Rudy then listen I will play role you were not consulted and not on the road you cannot consult me I'm not a member of apis how do you consult with Philippe consult you because you're a member of the party they may not who has believed but see I don't work well their services will not be uh and when another American way to where I walk though I don't do that you know so how does this play out if the PDP wants you to work with them for the governorship now so many things there are so many videos correct before you accept yes yes certainly yes what would you tell PDP today they know what is up they know they have to apologize they know to you yes I know I was talking about my colleagues yeah you have seen the presidential candidates his voice ranting on the television every day I don't care you see one thing this thing has shown you remember when this problem when his mother died if you remember that video when you were dancing with the former Governor my friend you saw the video you saw the United States of our eyes every morning sent out on me I said this election will prove one thing would prove one thing and I'm happy comfortable you should of all of them of all of them who deliver three senators in their state who is it 100 of the assembly Who deliver 98 of their service ask them today I said they had their media arise every morning was said that on me I can apply that to their people don't worry yourself then we justify who is important who has a lateral value not media value I talk about electoral value know that he has a media house to insult somebody now look at it I am proud finish well as Governor did very well my bill gave me a heroic welcome yes I delivered our candidates yes I believe that they can deal that I said it was time for justice equity and fairness against them yes very happy man very happy man he's a ganduji LED APC wanting you to come to the ABC I have not to discuss anything that nobody has also approached but they are thinking that you will come today I don't know where you are where they are thinking to come to the APC you are the one telling me what I do that I want to support us who are you to finish well but being a member of the APC don't you think that it will help your support for him what support you say you want the support that you are you I have told you that's easy to see so being a member of the APC since you're not he does not he doesn't was I in APC when the PDP uh when the people won the University where if the president does he not tell you that if in the whole of the southeast the only state that the president won Rivers doesn't not tell you something it tells you those who are in charge they are those who said that is not your doing so please who are talking about the fresh animal elimination Club not us being sincere don't be seriously what we are talking about look I swear you never had one booster in reverse to breathing Yes actually one day tax so yeah I don't like to talk about some of these things that's why you had campaign in Reverse yes I received yes very well yes I made a statement that it was it was it he did I say what to reverse people would do and we did it and we're happy for it so you see if your governorship candidate you will see campaign you saw when we were going after about Russia campaign we do campaign foreign a lot of suffering is in the Land There is economic hardship in Nigeria the situation is dire this government has also said yes that things are bad yes for their future yes let me tell you you know this country Muslim very well I have never seen a country that belongs to me it believes in Miracle imagine I believe so much in Miracle Miracle maybe because no it's not true you are part of the problem we have let me talk about when I need you okay I'm not saying now let me tell you something I have just told you heard the problems we have in a city that requires hard decisions to be taken there are those who believe that maybe in Peter B would have probably taken better attitude I don't want social media issue here okay I don't want to discuss this I don't want to discuss to show me the issues I don't want this popularity people talk about social media you know I don't like that Peter will be please I want reality on ground I don't discuss those things and I don't discuss about uh Professor candidates any longer I discovered the economy the president what she has to offer I don't want to if he would have been better that just would have voted for him foreign pray for him and I just don't like people who take decisions that will help us at the long run you have a lot of true kebabs but he's trying to step on toes those kebabs will also don't let go they'll do everything they will start crisis unions here and there that's a easy fight in political things like this so don't think that all these people know look look you were here and I just suffered under a center Bank gosh people died so many things happened foreign why not give the president the chance give you support change our attitude our mindset is so bad we all we already have a mindset the decision demand takes you have those who go to sermina they pray them and go to semi that doesn't represent independent I am here the only person I looked first before God Almighty the only person I ask is the president you say happy what I'm doing he's my boss he appointed me he tells me set my agenda nobody set my agenda he gave me the template this is what I want in Abuja foreign governor of River State that's how much of that interview that we can take on the program tonight well that conversation was way more than an hour it's about an hour and a half in which you will find on portion of China's tv.com on our website and part of China CV web on YouTube and you'll be able to watch at the full gamut of that interview but that's how we end the show tonight tomorrow have another special interview for you to stick around which I understand Mission that's our show for tonight everyone and thanks for watching God bless Nigeria [Music]

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Published: Wed Aug 30 2023