Candidates not supporting Tinubu won’t win FCT council election - Wike

Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), says he will ensure that only candidates aligned with President BolaTinubu win the February 21 area council election. Wike spoke on Saturday in Abuja during the 60th birthdaycelebration of Sandy Onor, a former senator who represented Cross Rivercentral. The minister said party affiliation would not influence hisdecision in the council elections, adding that his support will be forcandidates backing the president. “We have the FCT area council election coming up on February21, and I have a duty to support any candidate that supports President Tinubuto win,” Wike said. “It is also my duty to ensure that any candidate who is notsupporting Tinubu does not win in the election, and I owe no apology for mystance.” Ahead of the election, candidates have demanded a free andfair process with equal opportunity for all. In January, Moses Paul, a candidate of the AfricanDemocratic Congress (ADC) for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), appealedto Wike to support his candidacy. Paul said he shares the minister’s views onperformance-driven governance, and described himself as “Mr Project”, a monikerassociated with Wike when he was governor of Rivers. The ADC candidate said he has addressed community needswithin AMAC by supporting the renovation of primary schools and improvements toprimary healthcare centres. Christopher Maikalangu, chairman of AMAC, was elected in2022 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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