RAINBOW COALITION: WIKE MEETS STAKEHOLDERS, GUARANTEES INCLUSIVITY, 2027 SUPPORT FOR TINUBU
By: Wisdom Acka
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, has assured indigenes and residents of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of sustained infrastructural growth, enhanced security, and political inclusion under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Speaking during an interactive session with cross-party political stakeholders, traditional institutions, and non-indigene groups at the National Women Development Centre in Abuja on Wednesday, September 21, 2026, the Minister affirmed that the ongoing political alignment across the Territory remains firmly rooted in delivering good governance and democratic dividends.
Addressing the gathering in his capacity as the FCT Minister and Coordinator of the FCT Presidential Campaign Council, Wike recalled his dual mandate to secure political victories for President Bola Tinubu in both Rivers State and the FCT.
He expressed confidence that the administration’s bold leadership and track record of infrastructure development have permanently altered the political and administrative landscape of the nation’s capital.
Highlighting key achievements under his leadership, the Minister pointed to the historic operationalization of the FCT Civil Service Commission, the appointment of permanent secretaries, and the inclusion of the Territory’s voice at the Federal Executive Council as major breakthroughs for FCT residents.
He further disclosed ongoing security interventions, including the construction of 12 new police stations accompanied by residential quarters, alongside major road projects slated for commissioning across AMAC, including Apo-Karshi, Kagini, Old Keffi roads, and many other areas in the Council later this year.
Wike appealed on political actors, traditional rulers, women, and youth groups across party lines to discard partisan rancor and embrace unity for the development of the Territory.
He assured stakeholders that future appointments and governance opportunities would broadly incorporate women, youth, and original inhabitants, adding that logistics and administrative support would be provided to sustain grassroots political structures ahead of the 2027 political cycle.
Speaking on behalf of the indigenous traditional rulers earlier, Hakimi of Jikwoyi, Nicodemus Machi, praised the Minister’s interventionist approach to governance, describing him as a leader who brought light and renewed hope to Abuja.
Machi commended Wike for breaking long-standing infrastructure bottlenecks -specifically citing the completion of critical arterial links like the Karshi road -and for upgrading long-overlooked traditional chiefdoms to first- and second-class statuses after nearly three decades of neglect.
He pledged the unanimous backing of indigenous communities to the administration while advocating for further political decentralization in the territory.
Corroborating the sentiment, the Eze Ndi’Igbo of the FCT, Dr. Uche Egenti, speaking on behalf of non-indigene communities, lauded the ongoing urban renewal and infrastructural drive across the FCT.
Dr. Egenti emphasized that non-indigenes have benefited significantly from the Minister’s developmental policies irrespective of ethnic, religious, or political affiliations.
He urged the administration to maintain its inclusive approach by granting non-indigenes greater representation in FCT governance, promising in return the sustained backing of all non-indigenous socio-cultural bodies in the territory.
