Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- The cost and funding of the monthly media engagements of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have come under scrutiny following a demand for transparency over the broadcasts aired across several television and radio stations.

The issue emerged on Tuesday after Paul Ibe, media adviser to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, called on Wike to publish invoices detailing the cost of the broadcasts, the stations involved and the sources of funding.

Ibe raised the questions following Wike's media parley in Abuja, where the minister defended President Bola Tinubu's performance, promoted his administration's record in the FCT and reaffirmed his commitment to mobilising support for the President's re...