Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has sought support for candidates under the rainbow coalition, describing political parties as vehicles for attaining power.
The minister spoke on Thursday at a meeting organised by the
rainbow coalition in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, where he endorsed Philip Aduda,
an All Progressives Congress (APC) FCT senatorial candidate for the 2027
elections, and other candidates under the political arrangement.
Wike, convener of the rainbow coalition, a cross-party
alliance supporting President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, said
political affiliation should not take precedence over development and good
governance.
“It doesn’t matter the party. After all, a party is a
vehicle that conveys you to where you are going. When you get there, you come
down from the vehicle, and you now work for the interest of the people,” he
said.
Wike urged FCT residents to judge their representatives by
their accessibility and commitment to addressing communities’ needs across the
territory.
The minister criticised Ireti Kingibe, the senator
representing the FCT, saying residents do not feel the impact of her
representation.
“Today, the people of FCT, do you feel the impact? Do you
feel the presence of the senator representing FCT today?” he asked.
Wike said Aduda, a former senator, understands residents’
concerns and should be supported in the 2027 elections.
In September, the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) said it
won’t endorse any alliance or political arrangements that could undermine
Tinubu’s re-election bid or the party’s candidates in the 2027 elections.
The PGF said they would not entertain any arrangement that
could “create confusion, divided loyalty or competing interests” within the
party.
Meanwhile, some APC governors have expressed no opposition
to Wike’s rainbow coalition, but said APC will win all elective seats in their
states.
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