{"id":119688,"date":"2025-06-13T20:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119688"},"modified":"2025-06-13T20:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:42:56","slug":"wike-to-critics-i-have-enough-land-to-bury-you-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/wike-to-critics-i-have-enough-land-to-bury-you-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Wike to Critics: &#8216;I Have Enough Land to Bury You All&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI have enough land to bury critics.\u201d Those were the unrefined words of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, on Friday\u00a0 during the commissioning of the long-awaited Apo-Wassa road, one of the key access routes under the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) project.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">An angry former Rivers State Governor declared that no amount of criticism will derail the President Bola Tinubu administration\u2019s commitment to completing abandoned projects across Abuja.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wike, well known for careless utterances, used the commissioning ceremony to lash out at those he referred to as &#8220;detractors.&#8221; According to him, such Nigerians are deliberately ignoring the obvious, unprecedented development unfolding across the nation\u2019s capital.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf you want to die because we named the refurbished International Conference Centre after Mr. President, go and die. I have land to bury you! Yes, all of you!\u201d he said to a\u00a0 rousing cheer from supporters.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He continued: \u201cIf you cannot commend someone who has done well for the country, then the problem is yours. This is not about petty politics. We\u2019re focused on real development, not social media noise.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wike acknowledged that criticism is part of politics but warned against what he called dishonest, agenda-driven commentary.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYes, we are politicians and criticism is part of the game. But that doesn\u2019t mean you should lie or pretend not to see what is obvious. If God gave you eyes and you still choose not to see, then remain blind. It\u2019s your choice,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He took particular aim at critics of the recently renovated International Conference Centre, (ICC) challenging them to compare the cost and value of infrastructure in 1991 with today\u2019s realities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The recent renaming of the ICC after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, drew widespread condemnation from many Nigerians who described it as palying to the gallery. 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