Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he will ensure that only candidates aligned with President Bola Tinubu win the February 21 area council election.
Wike spoke on Saturday in Abuja during the 60th birthday
celebration of Sandy Onor, a former senator who represented Cross River
central.
The minister said party affiliation would not influence his
decision in the council elections, adding that his support will be for
candidates backing the president.
“We have the FCT area council election coming up on February
21, and I have a duty to support any candidate that supports President Tinubu
to win,” Wike said.
“It is also my duty to ensure that any candidate who is not
supporting Tinubu does not win in the election, and I owe no apology for my
stance.”
Ahead of the election, candidates have demanded a free and
fair process with equal opportunity for all.
In January, Moses Paul, a candidate of the African
Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), appealed
to Wike to support his candidacy.
Paul said he shares the minister’s views on
performance-driven governance, and described himself as “Mr Project”, a moniker
associated with Wike when he was governor of Rivers.
The ADC candidate said he has addressed community needs
within AMAC by supporting the renovation of primary schools and improvements to
primary healthcare centres.
Christopher Maikalangu, chairman of AMAC, was elected in
2022 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Maikalangu defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC)
in April 2025 and is seeking re-election.
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