FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has called on PDP members in the Federal Capital Territory to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and vote for APC candidates in 2027, while taking a swipe at supporters of Peter Obi, whom he said could make him “president of social media. The FCT minister spoke on Wednesday at a political […]

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has called on PDP members in the Federal Capital Territory to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and vote for APC candidates in 2027, while taking a swipe at supporters of Peter Obi, whom he said could make him “president of social media.

The FCT minister spoke on Wednesday at a political stakeholders’ forum in Abuja, where he reiterated his role as coordinator of the Tinubu/APC Presidential Campaign Council in the territory. Wike said he expected PDP members in the FCT to support Tinubu as well as APC candidates Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda and Dr John Gabaya.

To support his argument that the political alignment was already taking shape, Wike cited the example of a PDP area council chairman who he said had started mobilising for Tinubu and Aduda. He suggested that party affiliation would not prevent political stakeholders from cooperating in pursuit of their preferred candidates in the coming elections.

He also assured campaigners that logistics would be provided for the mobilisation effort. According to Wike, he had received the responsibility of coordinating Tinubu’s campaign in both the FCT and Rivers State, and he expressed confidence that the President would receive support in the two areas.

Wike then directed his criticism at Obi’s supporters, saying, “You can vote for Peter Obi as president of social media.” He questioned the attraction of what he called pretenders and argued that he preferred a political leader who would speak directly and clearly to Nigerians rather than one he considered inauthentic.

Defending Tinubu’s removal of the petrol subsidy, Wike said successive administrations had described the subsidy as problematic but had failed to abolish it. He acknowledged that the prices of goods and services remained high but argued that the economic situation would improve once the government’s reforms became more stable.

The minister also pointed to what he described as gains under Tinubu, including the absence of university strikes over the administration’s first three years. He said state governments were no longer obtaining bank loans in the way he described, while conceding that the administration had not resolved every challenge confronting Nigerians.

Turning to the FCT, Wike highlighted changes to the territory’s administrative structure, including the establishment of a civil service commission and the appointment of a Head of Service and permanent secretaries. He also cited the creation of structures for women’s affairs and youth development, saying the changes were intended to improve representation and inclusion.

On infrastructure and security, Wike said 12 new police stations with residential facilities had been built and that road projects were connecting the FCT’s six area councils. He announced that the Apo–Karshi Road was expected to be commissioned in November, with at least six projects in Abuja Municipal Area Council scheduled for December. He maintained that the projects would form a central part of the campaign’s appeal to voters.