Nigeria, May 6 -- Wike's stance came in response to a public plea by Sarah Omakwu, Senior Pastor of the Family Worship Centre, who had urged him to spare the Jabi Lake recreation area from being handed over for private development.

In a video that rippled across social media, Omakwu, visibly burdened, went on her knees at the pulpit, making a heartfelt appeal to the minister.

"I cannot fight the minister of the FCT. I cannot. But I go on my knees as a mother in this land that Jabi Lake Recreation Centre should not be given to anybody," she said.

But Wike, speaking during his routine media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, dismissed the emotional overture, insisting governance is not a theatre for sentiments.

"I'm human in this governme...