Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has stated that he is prepared to testify if called upon by the court in the current trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the imprisoned leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
When questioned about his presence on Kanu’s list of witnesses during his monthly media meeting in Abuja on Friday, Wike said this.
His remark came after Kanu informed the Federal High Court in Abuja of his intention to begin his defence on October 24, 2025, in a motion he filed there on Tuesday.
Wike, former Defence Minister Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd), and former Chief of Army Staff Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd) are among the 23 witnesses the IPOB leader said he planned to summon.
However, Wike underlined that he had not received any legal notification from the court and had not asked to be named as a witness. He stated that he would only show up upon official summons.
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“If you see Nnamdi Kanu, you ask him why he listed me. I did not go to him to say I want to be a witness; you are the one saying that. So, if you see him, ask him why did you list Wike as one of your witnesses?
“You don’t become a witness by reading a newspaper. Nobody has served me process; nobody has subpoenaed me.
“So, because I saw Wike has been listed, therefore, I begin to run helter-skelter. No, you do not do that. If I am served, if I am subpoenaed to come and give witness, or to give evidence, I must obey the court, I must appear,” he said
Prof. Joash Amupitan arrived at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Maitama at exactly 2.27 pm in a white coaster bus and a motorcade accompanied by the National Commissioners after his swearing-in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He was ushered into the conference hall of the commission around 2.57 pm, clad in a white babariga with a traditional Yoruba cap to match, where he was introduced to the directors of the commission.
