The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has come out to declare that he feels proud that he has culinary skills.
During a media chat on Thursday which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York, the former Rivers State governor said, ‘I feel proud I can cook, and I am happy when I eat it. I’m satisfied.’
Recall that Wike had attracted internet users’ attention in a viral video some days ago that showed him cooking food in the kitchen while entertaining Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, and other guests at his residence in Abuja.
During the media chat where the Minister spoke on array of issues concerning the development of the FCT, he was asked to comment on the viral video and his cooking skills.
‘What is in cooking? When I’m hungry, I should go and call the chef to prepare?’ he asked.
He, however, went on to share a personal perspective on the matter, revealing that his upbringing had instilled in him a sense of responsibility in the kitchen.
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According to him, he was brought up in a home where helping with meal preparation, such as grinding pepper and pounding okra was a shared family activity.
‘Some of us were brought up in a home where if your mother is cooking, you are meant to stay in the kitchen. You make sure they prepare the pepper, you help to pound the okra,’ Wike said at the event in his Abuja office.
The Minister noted that while some persons may find cooking a waste of time, he finds cooking to be interesting and also deeply satisfying.
He also recounted his cooking experience with his wife’s return from the United States after giving birth to their first child.
‘Some people may see it as a waste of time, but for me, it’s very interesting. My wife had her first child in the United States, the day she came back with my first son, I welcomed my Wife with Okro and Okazi soup,’ he said.
He contends that knowing the ingredients in your food is more vital than relying only on pre-packaged meals, the quality and composition of which may be unknown.
Wike also emphasised his preference for eating a meal that he had personally prepared above compromising his morals in order to get money.