…Urges Tinubu to Reverse ‘Monumental Error’
…Celebration describes motion as government recklessness, abuse of energy
By Henry Umoru
ABUJA— The Social Democratic Celebration (SDP) has condemned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the allocation of the historic Previous Parade Floor in Space 10, Abuja, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the development of its new nationwide secretariat.
Describing the motion because the “peak of government recklessness and abuse of energy,” the occasion referred to as on President Bola Tinubu to urgently override what it termed a momentous error and revoke the allocation within the curiosity of nationwide heritage and public belief.
In a press release issued Monday in Abuja, SDP Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, mentioned the occasion was deeply involved {that a} nationwide monument—meant for civic, cultural, and nationwide occasions—was being handed over completely to a political occasion. He mentioned the choice was taken with “unprecedented velocity,” bypassing regular administrative processes, and even waiving statutory charges that may have in any other case accrued to the federal government.
In accordance with Aiyenigba, on August 8, 2025, Minister Wike authorised the excision and allocation of a two-hectare portion of the Parade Floor, referred to as Plot 4742 in Cadastral Zone A01, Garki District, to the APC. He claimed that the Proper of Occupancy and Certificates of Occupancy have been each issued on the identical day—a transfer the SDP described as “extremely irregular and suspicious.”
The SDP argued that the Previous Parade Floor, being a nationwide monument predating the development of Eagle Sq., holds important historic worth and have to be preserved for future generations. It additional alleged that Wike was appearing beneath the affect of President Tinubu’s directive on the APC Nationwide Government Committee (NEC) assembly on July 24, 2025, the place the president reportedly referred to as for a befitting secretariat for the occasion.
“It’s an unacceptable and condemnable nationwide fraud if President Tinubu permits the FCT Minister, in his attribute recklessness and brashness, to transform a historic facility just like the Previous Parade Floor into an asset of the ruling occasion,” the assertion learn.
The SDP additionally took difficulty with what it referred to as Wike’s “overboard makes an attempt to please President Tinubu,” citing his current controversial renaming of the Abuja Worldwide Convention Centre after the president, alongside different pricey tasks that raised public concern.
The assertion additional learn: “Quite than construct new world-class infrastructure, Minister Wike is busy changing nationwide property to political items. This act will not be solely unpatriotic however a slap within the face of due course of and good governance.”
The occasion urged all Nigerians to withstand the appropriation of nationwide monuments for partisan pursuits and demanded that public officers respect due course of, transparency, and accountability of their actions.
“Now not ought to residents fold their arms and watch as our nationwide heritage is presented to political events with reckless abandon,” it mentioned.
Whereas reiterating its dedication to defending Nigeria’s nationwide property, the SDP referred to as on President Tinubu to behave within the nationwide curiosity and reverse the allocation of the Previous Parade Floor to the APC.
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