Wike Not Sued Over Abuja Markets Firm Crisis – FCTA

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has debunked a social media report that the minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has been dragged before the National Industrial Court (NIC) over the sack of the former managing director of Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML).

The company has been rocked by a protracted crisis before Wike was appointed FCT minister.

Wike had on September 27, 2023 relieved the heads of 21 parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) of their appointments with immediate effect, including AMML.

The secretary/legal adviser of AMML, Onya Nsor Ojiji, who reacted yesterday in a statement on the alleged contempt proceedings against the minister, said there was no extant order from the said court against the minister nor any member of staff of AMML.

He said the only case pending in the National Industrial Court, which was scheduled to start afresh, has been reassigned to another judge.

He said, “Our attention has been drawn to stories making the round in the media to the effect that the National Industrial Court has commenced contempt proceedings against the FCT minister Bar. Nyesom Wike and others over alleged disobedience of a court order in respect of a matter surrounding the headship of Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML).

“We have been duly informed by our legal counsel and we would like to state categorically that there is no such contempt proceeding against the FCT minister or any other AICL/AMML staff at the National Industrial Court as the suit referred to in the publications has been reassigned to another Judge and will start afresh (de novo).

“Any contrary information with regards to this can only be a figment of the author’s imagination and should be disregarded,” he said.