By Charles Pemu 
ABUJA – Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has dismissed claims by activist Omoyele Sowore that President Bola Tinubu and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike are plotting to assassinate him.
In a statement released on Saturday, Olayinka described Sowore’s allegations as “mind games” and a desperate attempt to maintain his lifestyle. He insisted that neither the President nor the FCT Minister has any reason to target the activist, who is currently facing a criminal trial.
“If there is any threat to the life of Sowore, it must be from those he has blackmailed. He should leave President Tinubu and the FCT Minister out of the impending repercussions of his lifestyle,” Olayinka stated.
The minister’s aide also dismissed Sowore’s recent criticisms of Wike as “the last kick of a dying horse,” suggesting they are a ploy to “play the victim” ahead of the consequences of his legal battles. According to Olayinka, Sowore’s claims of an assassination plot are baseless and are simply the result of him being “haunted by his own record of controversies.”