Lere Olayinka, the media aide to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, has strongly criticized social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as Verydarkman (VDM), over his claims linking Rivers State APC governorship candidate Kingsley Chinda to alleged land grabbing in Abuja.
In a Facebook post, Olayinka dismissed VDM as a “very dull man,” accusing him of spreading misinformation for financial gain. He alleged that VDM had earlier posted a video in December 2024 accusing Wike of revoking an estate in Life Camp and allocating it to his kinsmen, including Chinda. Olayinka claimed that VDM went silent when evidence was presented showing the land was never allocated to the supposed claimant, but instead moved on to other topics without apologizing.
VDM had reacted to Chinda’s emergence as APC candidate for the 2027 Rivers governorship election by sharing his old footage, saying “This same Chinda? Rivers State is finished.” However, Olayinka maintained that VDM’s allegations were baseless and that his failure to retract reveals his lack of integrity.