Photo File: Nyesom Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday dismissed criticisms of the N39 billion spent on renovating the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.

Wike, who spoke during a live media chat in Abuja, disclosed that within three weeks of unveiling, the centre has generated N650 million for the administration, as opposed to the N50 million that the administration used to receive annually from the facility before the massive rehabilitation.

He also responded to allegations that he allocated about 41 plots of land to his two sons, describing the allegations as sponsored by a failed politician from Adamawa State.