Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of diverting the sum of $300 million meant for Ogoniland’s environmental remediation into building a chain of supermarkets in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.
Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, who made the revelation in a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, said Wike used the money to build the ‘HyperCity Supermarkets’ in Port Harcourt.
“The revelation is that thieving Nyesom Ezenwo Wike diverted $300 million earmarked for Ogoniland’s remediation and development,” Sowore wrote.
“Reports indicate that Nyesom Ezenwo Wike funneled the funds into constructing a chain of supermarkets in Port Harcourt, known as ‘HyperCity Supermarkets’”.
Sowore further revealed that the matter was recently brought to the attention of President Bola Tinubu by an Ogoni delegation.
“This revelation, which is being hushed, had an honorable mention in a document presented by an Ogoni delegation to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa the day before yesterday,” Sowore stated.
The activist also vowed that efforts to hold Wike accountable for alleged mismanagement of public resources would continue.
“We will not stop until Wike is brought to justice or justice is brought to him for the unprecedented looting, killings, and destruction he has wrought on Nigerians across board,” he said.
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), launched in 2016 following the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, is the federal initiative tasked with cleaning up Ogoniland, which has suffered decades of oil pollution.
Funding for the project has long been a contentious issue, with stakeholders in the Niger Delta repeatedly raising concerns about transparency and accountability.
Sowore’s revelation comes amid growing controversy over Wike’s undisclosed assets in Florida, United States, which the minister has transferred to his three children.
On Monday, September 22, SaharaReporters reported that Sowore petitioned the Attorney General of Florida, Hon. Ashley Moody, seeking the forfeiture and prosecution of Wike over illicit property acquisitions in the United States.
In the petition dated September 22, 2025, and signed by his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, Esq., Sowore accused Wike of secretly purchasing multi-million-dollar real estate in Florida using suspicious cash transactions designed to conceal the source of funds.
According to the petition, Wike, a former Rivers State Governor, alongside his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, purchased three luxury lakeside properties in Winter Springs, Seminole County, Florida, valued at over $6 million.
The petition listed the properties as 113 Springcreek Lane, Winter Springs, FL 32708, which is a 5,000 sq. ft. residence purchased in cash for $535,000 and transferred to Jordan Wike (25); 209 Hertherwood Court, Winter Springs, FL 32708, which is a 3,401 sq. ft. home acquired for $459,157 in cash and transferred to Joaquin Wike (23); and 208 Hertherwood Court, Winter Springs, FL 32708, which is a 3,901 sq. ft. home bought for $465,000 in cash and transferred to Jazmyne Wike (20).
SaharaReporters reported on Sunday, September 21, that quit claim deeds it sighted revealed that Wike and his wife, Eberechi Suzette Nyesom-Wike, a Court of Appeal judge, transferred their properties in Florida into the names of their children between 2021 and 2023.
Sowore shared the documents on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, showing that the ownership transfers were executed on July 22, 2021, July 27, 2021, and August 13, 2023.
Beyond Florida, Sowore alleged that Wike, in his capacity as FCT Minister, has been involved in “large-scale land grabs” in Abuja, allocating over 3,800 hectares valued at $6.45 billion to his children through shell companies and proxies.
President Bola Tinubu appointed Wike as FCT Minister in August 2023.
The revelation is that thieving Nyesom Ezenwo Wike @Govwike diverted $300 million earmarked for Ogoniland’s remediation and development.
Reports indicate that Nyesom Ezenwo Wike @GovWike funneled the funds into constructing a chain of supermarkets in Port Harcourt, known as… pic.twitter.com/bfi4IzUqOA
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) September 26, 2025