Nigeria, April 8 -- The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has asked the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to apologise to a Channels TV journalist Seun Okinbaloye and the media community over the minister's comment against the journalist.

The National President of the NUJ, Alhassan Yahya, disclosed this in a statement obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Wike, during a press briefing on Friday, said he would have "shot" Mr Okinbaloye, for suggesting during his TV programme on Thursday that President Bola Tinubu and the APC were plotting to create a one-party state in Nigeria.

While Mr Wike clarified that he had no intention to physically harm the journalist, many Nigerians and gr...