Wike Secret Florida Mansions for His Children Exposed

PulseNets reports that Peoples Gazette has uncovered a shocking trail showing how Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, secretly secured three multimillion-dollar homes in the United States for his children. The lush mansions, hidden away in a lakeside community in Florida, were allegedly bought with illicit funds converted into cash and moved abroad.

Mansions Traced to Wike’s Children

Documents obtained by Peoples Gazette revealed that Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike, a sitting Justice of the Court of Appeal and wife of the minister, personally executed quitclaim deeds to transfer ownership of three separate homes to their children. The properties, located in the affluent Reserve at Tuscawilla community in Winter Springs, Florida, now belong to Jordan, 25, Joaquin, 23, and Jazymine, 20.

According to the documents, Wike allegedly purchased the mansions while serving as Chief of Staff to his political rival, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Sources told PulseNets that the minister converted billions of naira siphoned from phantom public works contracts into U.S. dollars and used the funds to quietly acquire the homes.

Despite Nigerian law requiring federal appointees to declare all assets, both local and foreign, Wike did not declare the mansions either in his name or under his children’s names.

Timeline of the Acquisitions

PulseNets learnt that the purchases were carried out in a calculated sequence:

• July 22, 2021 – While still Governor of Rivers State, Wike used his wife to transfer a 5,000-square-foot mansion at 113 Springcreek Lane to his eldest son, Jordan. The property, worth $535,000, was bought outright in cash.

• Same Day, 2021 – A second deed was filed, giving ownership of a 3,401-square-foot property at 209 Hertherwood Court to his second son, Joaquin. The house, with four bedrooms and four bathrooms, was also acquired in cash for $459,157.

• September 2023 – Just as Wike was sworn in as FCT Minister in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, Justice Eberechi executed another transfer for their daughter Jazymine, handing her a 3,901-square-foot estate at 208 Hertherwood Court. The house was bought for $465,000 in cash.

Today, each of the mansions is valued at over $2 million. All three were placed under “joint tenancy with rights of survivorship,” a legal clause designed to secure family ownership and bypass public inheritance scrutiny.

Pattern of Concealment

The Peoples Gazette report obtained by PulseNets stressed that each deal was structured to deliberately bypass Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies. By purchasing the homes outright in cash, Wike avoided banking oversight, mortgage filings, and financial trails that could reveal the illicit source of the funds.

The Gazette noted: “Each of the three properties was completed as a cash transaction, effectively shielding them from scrutiny by the Code of Conduct Bureau, the EFCC, and the ICPC.”

When The Gazette first contacted Wike’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka, in June 2025, he acknowledged the inquiry but never provided a response. Neither the minister nor his wife has since addressed the revelations.

Contradictions and Fallout

Beyond the Florida estates, Wike’s stewardship in Rivers remains a sore point. PulseNets reported that pensioners continue to decry unpaid entitlements, major infrastructure projects remain abandoned, hospitals suffer from poor equipment, and schools are underfunded. Yet, in Florida, his children now enjoy sprawling mansions with lakefront views, manicured lawns, and private access roads.

The Gazette, in its series, had earlier documented how Wike allocated lands worth billions to his son Joaquin in Abuja, as well as additional lands to his eldest son Jordan. On July 16, 2025, two weeks after the first story broke, Wike signed 33 approvals benefiting his 90-year-old father and close associates.

Sources told PulseNets that although Wike frequently visited the United States in the early years of his career, he has conspicuously avoided returning, allegedly due to a travel restriction linked to his role in sponsoring political violence.

Official Silence

Repeated attempts to obtain comments have been ignored. A spokesman for President Tinubu also did not respond to questions about why the administration has remained silent on the matter.

The National Judicial Council, where Justice Eberechi serves, distanced itself from the scandal. “According to Section 153 of the Constitution, asset declaration matters are not within the NJC’s mandate,” NJC spokesperson Kemi Ogedengbe told Peoples Gazette.

When contacted, a spokesperson for the Code of Conduct Bureau declined comment, citing illness. Veronica Kato said: “I’ve been bedridden for the past six months, hence I can’t help with your inquiry.”

Legal Implications

Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution requires public officers, including ministers and judges, to declare assets before assuming office, at the end of their tenure, and every four years. Failure to do so carries severe penalties, including removal from office, forfeiture of assets, and a 10-year ban from public service.

While the Code of Conduct Bureau enforces asset declaration, the EFCC is empowered to seize ill-gotten assets. Yet, the silence of both agencies on Wike’s case raises questions about selective enforcement and political protection at the highest levels.

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For years, Wike has portrayed himself as a fearless defender of Nigerian politics. But these revelations, backed by deeds filed in American courts, paint a different picture — one of a politician who has allegedly looted public funds to secure luxury for his children abroad while ordinary Nigerians continue to languish in poverty.

The mansions in Florida are more than family homes. They are symbols of how illicit wealth moves quietly across borders, bypassing scrutiny, while the people it was stolen from struggle in the shadows of neglect.