{"id":5016,"date":"2025-11-13T18:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/minister-wike-deserves-national-apology-for-being-prevented-from-performing-his-duties-by-junior-naval-officer-and-men-on-illegal-duties__says-pandef-natl-chairman-amb-god\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:51:18","slug":"minister-wike-deserves-national-apology-for-being-prevented-from-performing-his-duties-by-junior-naval-officer-and-men-on-illegal-duties__says-pandef-natl-chairman-amb-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/minister-wike-deserves-national-apology-for-being-prevented-from-performing-his-duties-by-junior-naval-officer-and-men-on-illegal-duties__says-pandef-natl-chairman-amb-god\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMinister Wike Deserves National Apology For Being Prevented From Performing His Duties By Junior Naval Officer And Men On Illegal Duties\u201d__Says PANDEF NAT\u2019L Chairman, Amb. Godknows Boladei Igali"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Ebiowei Gabriel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRESS INTERVIEW: MINISTER WIKE DESERVES NATIONAL APOLOGY FOR BEING PREVENTED FROM PERFORMING HIS DUTIES BY JUNIOR NAVAL OFFICER AND MEN ON ILLEGAL DUTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Chairman of the Pan Niger Forum (PANDEF), Amb Godknows Boladei Igali, on his way out of the Port Harcourt International Airport to Lagos, spoke with newsmen on the ongoing national hysteria following the public altercation between the Hon. Minister of the FCT, Chief Nyesom Wike and a junior naval officer, now identified as Lt AM Yerima, said to be acting on orders , over a property under investigation by the FCT.
Amb Igali, expressed serious reservations over the rising social media glamourisation of the grossly improper conduct of the junior naval officer, allegedly acting on the orders of a retired Service Chief, who ordinarily ought to know better that the Hon Minister deserves his due respect as a member of the Federal Executive Council and a direct representative of the President, over all matters relating to the Federal Capital Territory directly under his purview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Chief Wike, CON, without doubt, one of the best performing Ministers in this administration, deserves to be treated with much more respect and decorum”, the one time Federal Permanent Secretary and Diplomat, lamented.
Ambassador Igali emphasised that the unacceptable behaviour of the junior naval officer was not just affront to FCT Minister as a personal but an open show of disdain for the office of the President, whose powers , vested in the FCT Minister , was so publicly ridiculed and national opprobium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South-South geopolitical zone leader held the view that the Minister of the FCT deserves an unconditional apology from the leadership of the Nigerian Navy on behalf of its former Head and the harpless young officer involved in the horrible spectacle which an act outside its core mandate of protecting the territorial integrity of the country. The act of using of using ordinarily innocent junior military personnel to performing illegal duties like watching over unoccupied personal lands or the like must not be tolerated, irrespective of the self restraint of the latter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ambassador Igali, further called on Mr. President to direct the respective security and law enforcement authorities to fully investigate the incident and bring those involved to book. This, he said will preserve the professionalism in the military and guarantee respect for constituted civil authority, which is the most basic foundation for building a stable, virile democracy where the law rules at all times. Furthermore, he insisted that the person of the FCT Minister must be fully protected from such overzealousness, as he continues to carry out his assigned duties with personal passion and zeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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