The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Thursday revealed how he once took a bold decision against the Nigeria Police Force, and heaven did not fall.
Speaking at the 2025 Innovate Africa Conference, he revealed that he once stopped the police from constructing buildings under a high-tension cable in Abuja.
The minister spoke on the theme, ‘Reimagining Africa’s leadership and Investment’, opening up on how difficult it is for leaders to take very tough decisions.
He said: “I have been confronted with leadership, when a leader cannot take decisions at challenging times, then that should not be leadership.
“But leadership has been provided by taking a decision and that made this money to be available from the federal to the states. What the states do with that money is not a concern of those that leadership is given to.
“For me, giving me the responsibility as the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, I have that political will without any apologies to anybody to make sure that Abuja competes with other cities of the world.
“I have taken the decision that so many people thought why would he do this? Can he stand this?
“Three days ago, I was informed that the police was constructing houses under the high tension and the Development Control went there to say you cannot do this.
“I will go there by myself and I will not allow it to happen and I went there and I saw the high tension and I said look, ‘we must say that under my leadership this will not be allowed.’
“And I told the Development Control, bring down the buildings, heaven will not fall, heaven will be at rest. And as I speak to you, heaven is at rest. That is leadership. It does not matter who is involved. It is leadership.
“People come to us, you know that things are wrong, what you are doing is wrong. It has nothing to do with the political party you belong to.”