Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed rumors circulating on social media that he collapsed last week.
The reports had claimed that the FCT minister collapsed at a meeting in Abuja and was initially taken to the State House Clinic, where doctors purportedly detected a high level of alcohol in his system.
The unverified reports further claimed that the condition triggered a stroke, prompting doctors to warn that his condition might be irreversible and could leave him unable to stand again.
The rumours suggested that Wike was subsequently flown to an undisclosed hospital in France for advanced medical treatment.
Some TikTok and X users even alleged that the Minister was dead, circulating his ‘obituary photo’.
However, Wike described the reports as “baseless” and the handiwork of politicians seeking to score cheap points.
The minister made the statement on Thursday after inspecting four ongoing projects in the FCT, including the International Conference Centre (ICC).
Earlier, Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to Wike on Public Communications and Social Media, dismissed the reports as “fake news.
Lere, while reacting to the photo on his official X handle, accused a Nigerian Actress, Hilda Dokubo of being paid to cook up the collapsing story.
He wrote, “But normal normal, Fubara suppose collect his money from this Hilda Dokubo.
“After collecting Millions of Naira from Opobo Judas of Rivers to stage Wike’s Obituary pictures, and do some RITUALS, they cooked up that story of Wike collapsing and being in coma so that Fulbara will be happy that they have delivered.
“So what will FAILED ACTRESS HILDA DOKUBO tell Fubara now? Ugochinyere duped Fubara. Hilda Dokubo duped Fubara. Who else”?
