13th November 2025, NewsOrient, Opinion, Column, Governance And Development, Law And Society, News
By John Chukwu Anyim.

There comes a time in the life of a nation when silence becomes complicity.

When a man’s consistent arrogance, reckless speech, and brazen disregard for public decency are allowed to pass as mere “political drama,” the society begins to rot from its moral core. Nigeria, sadly, has reached that point with Nyesom Wike, a man who has made notoriety an art form and political recklessness a personal trademark.

For years, Wike has strutted across the political stage like an untouchable demigod, spewing insults at will, blackmailing institutions, and twisting alliances in the name of “loyalty” and “power.”

His every utterance drips with impunity; his every gesture oozes a sense of entitlement born not of service, but of raw, unchecked ego.

From his turbulent years as Rivers State governor to his current position as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Wike has treated public office not as a trust, but as a throne, a personal empire where he alone decides who gets what, when, and how. His reign in Port Harcourt was defined by fear and favoritism, and his early months in Abuja have followed the same template: intimidation, impulsive decrees, and utter disregard for institutional process.

Recently, the country watched in disbelief as Wike was caught in an ugly altercation with a naval officer, a uniformed serviceman merely performing his lawful duty.

The minister’s confrontation, full of the same trademark arrogance that has defined his public life, was a disgraceful display of temper and entitlement.

For a man entrusted with one of the most important administrative positions in the country, to publicly berate and threaten a member of the armed forces is nothing short of an abuse of privilege and power.

But that was only a symptom of a deeper, more dangerous pattern.

Across the Federal Capital Territory, allegations of massive land grabbing and questionable land allocations have begun to swirl around Wike’s office. Reports and petitions from residents, developers, and civil servants point to a widening network of favoritism and corruption where lands meant for public projects, green areas, and private allocations are suddenly revoked, reallocated, or “reassigned” to cronies and political loyalists.

Under the guise of “reform” and “urban renewal,” Wike has allegedly created a climate of fear within the FCTA, where genuine developers and civil servants are terrified to speak out. Lands are seized without due process, files disappear mysteriously, and powerful interests close to the minister allegedly acquire prime plots overnight.

In a country already bleeding from corruption and impunity, this alleged brazen looting of public space must not be ignored.

Let us be clear: this is not about personal dislike, it is about defending the very soul of democratic governance. When a public official routinely turns governance into a tool for self glorification and personal enrichment, when public institutions become weapons for intimidation, then the state itself is endangered.

Wike’s desperate bid to continue controlling the political structure of Rivers State, even after leaving office, only exposes his obsession with domination. His constant tirades against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his meddlesome grip from Abuja have further polarized an already tense political climate.

It is a shameful exhibition of a man who cannot function outside the shadow of raw power.

If Nigeria must move forward, men like Wike must be told in no uncertain terms, that their time is over.

Governance is not a theatre of insults. Power is not a personal inheritance.

Leadership demands humility, not hubris; service, not self-worship.

The political class, civil society, and the Nigerian media must rise to the occasion.

Wike’s brand of reckless politics must no longer find oxygen in our democracy. His public altercations, divisive utterances, and questionable land dealings are not the marks of a leader, but of a man intoxicated by the echo of his own arrogance.

History has shown that unchecked power breeds ruin. Wike must be stopped, not through vengeance, but through the courage of institutions, the firmness of the law, and the vigilance of an awakened citizenry.

Nigeria deserves better than a politics of threats, tantrums, and territorial greed.

The time has come to remind Nyesom Wike, and all others like him, that the days of political overlords are fading fast. Power belongs to the people, not to loud voices and greedy hands drunk on yesterday’s victories.

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