The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed rumours that he traveled abroad for medical treatment.

Speaking on Wednesday at the flag-off of a road construction project in the Wuye district of Abuja, Wike said those who speculated about his health condition were engaging in “politics with everything.”

“You see, the level of this country where we are, we play politics with everything. How can somebody sit down and just be saying all kinds of things? Where the people saw me, I don’t know. The hospital you saw me, I do not know,” he said.

The minister explained that since his appointment in June, he had not taken time off without carrying work along, and decided to use the recent trip to rest.

“This time I said, whatever it is, I must travel without any file. So, if the whole place will crumble, let it crumble. Because one has to be alive before you satisfy other people. The day you drop, they will announce another person. So, you must make sure while you are working, you also take time out and relax,” he said.

Wike then cursed those behind the health rumors, saying they would be the ones to suffer illnesses.

“God will continue to help them to have a heart attack. It is my prayer. I will sign the condolences. Very soon, I will tell them that we are sorry. We love them. But, take heart,” he said jokingly. (Daily Trust)