Wike didn’t take any loans without our approval — Reps

The House of Representatives says Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, did not take loans without obtaining the approval of the National Assembly.

The House made this clarification through its Deputy Spokesperson, Philip Agbese, on Thursday.

According to Agbese, there was no evidence to substantiate the claim.

This came amid allegations by Senator Ireti Kingibe that the FCT Administration had accumulated debts without securing the necessary legislative approvals.

Kingibe had said she raised the issue with the Senate leadership after examining information obtained from the Debt Management Office, DMO, covering the period from August 2023 to March 2026.

The lawmaker, during an interview on Channels Television, stated that she had not seen Wike appear before the Senate to seek approval for any loan.

“I have never seen Wike come to the National Assembly and before the Senate to ask for approval of anything,” Kingibe had said.

Reacting, Agbese rejected the suggestion that Wike had borrowed funds behind the National Assembly or acted outside the law.

“Wike has committed no infraction in borrowings. There is no basis for the allegation that he has been borrowing money behind the back of the National Assembly,” he said.