Wike urges FCT residents to back Tinubu in 2027

Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike urged residents to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election, promoting the Rainbow Coalition as a platform for cooperation among political stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. Wike spoke Monday, November 2, at the commissioning of the Gwagwalada Civic Centre and a gathering with stakeholders in the area council. He said APC and PDP figures there had put aside party differences to pursue shared interests, and described their cooperation as a move away from political confrontation. His characterization of the alliance’s unity was based on his remarks at the gathering. He called on residents to turn political support into votes in the 2027 presidential election. Wike also endorsed former FCT senator Philip Aduda and other candidates backed by the coalition, saying the territory needed representatives who understood local concerns and could convey them to the federal government. He urged residents not to repeat what he described as a mistake in the 2023 general election. Gwagwalada APC chairman Ishaku Tanko Yamawo said leaders who had previously been on opposing sides...