FCT Minister Wike Reportedly Expands Controversial Land Allocations to Father, Siblings, Nephews and Close Allies Despite Ongoing Probe
On July 4, 2025 just a day after Peoples Gazette published the second part of its investigative series exposing how FCT Minister Nyesom Wike allegedly expl%ited land administration in Abuja to benefit his family. He reportedly summoned an emergency meeting with officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
During the meeting, Wike expressed frustration over the backlash surrounding his earlier land allocations to his children and allegedly responded by broadening the list of beneficiaries. According to sources, he instructed planners to fast-track land approvals for 38 individuals, mostly made up of his relatives and longtime associates, some dating back to his teenage years.
“Initially, we thought he was joking. It was hard to believe he’d be that blatant,” one FCTA official familiar with the meeting told The Gazette. “But then he began signing the occupancy rights days later.”
By July 16, two weeks after the initial exposé and in the midst of a purported presidential probe, Wike had signed off on 33 new land approvals for his friends and family.
Among the beneficiaries was his 90-year-old father, Joshua Nlemanya Wike, who received 1,042 square metres of land in Guzape II valued at around N400 million, under file number 62783. Other names on the list included:
• Believe Wike (paternal cousin)
• Victor Wike (nephew)
• Henry Wike (nephew)
• Primise Wike (cousin)
These 33 new beneficiaries are in addition to six earlier allocations made on April 22, 2025, which included Mr Wike’s siblings. Those allocations, also in Guzape II, were:
• Vincent Ejike Wike – 2,200 sqm (RV62586)
• Chidi Sam Wike – 2,195 sqm (RV62598)
• Chituru Wike – 2,158 sqm (RV62599)
• Christian Ibebulachi Wike – 2,178 sqm (RV62603)
• Collins Ngeme Wike – 2,813 sqm (RV62604)
• Emmanuel Okanwene Wike – 2,716 sqm (RV62605)
All allocations were made within the high-value Guzape II district in Abuja and predominantly favored individuals from Wike’s home state, Rivers.
