APC leaders in FCT also alleged that Wike is killing the political structure of the party due to his lack of regard for its leaders
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has told President Bola Tinubu to call the minister in charge of the nation’s capital, Nyesom Wike to order.
According to them, the APC may struggle to get two per cent of the votes in Abuja during the 2027 presidential election if the FCT minister is not checked.
The party leaders in FCT made this known at a press conference in Abuja, where they lamented the disregard of APC members in recent appointments made by Wike.
Speaking further, they also claimed the party may lose the next Area Councils election if the situation remains unchanged, saying that the minister is killing the political structure of the APC in FCT due to his lack of regard for the party and its leadership.
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The APC chieftains, led by convener, Comrade Abdulwahab Ekekhide, and co-convener, David Omobolaji Obaje, went on to say the minister, since assuming office, has refused to sit with the leadership of the party, even though the party has written him a series of letters for him to grant them audience, but all to no avail.
Ekekhide, however, said the leadership and entire members of the APC family in the FCT, in unison, reject “in very strong terms the continuous lopsided appointments, abandonment and total disregard for the APC in FCT by the minister.”
“We call on Mr. President, who is the Governor-General to call the Minister to order, so that he can retrace his steps and start empowering the party or else, the party will struggle to get 2% for the President in the 2027 Presidential election and may lose the next Area Councils election if the situation remains this way.
“As we all know, the President is the Governor-General of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), but delegates his powers to a Minister, and today Barr. Nyesom Wike is standing in for the President as Hon. Minister of the FCT,” he added.
Wike, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, was appointed as the FCT minister by President Tinubu in August 2023.
