2027: Wike Offers Councillors N10m Each for Delivering Wards to Tinubu, APC
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has promised N10 million to councillors who successfully deliver their respective wards to President Bola Tinubu and All Progressives Congress candidates in the 2027 general elections.
Wike made the promise on Monday during a Rainbow Coalition stakeholders’ meeting attended by traditional rulers, political leaders and residents in Kwali Area Council, Abuja.
Addressing the gathering, the minister urged councillors to mobilise political leaders, youth groups, community associations and other stakeholders to secure electoral victories for the APC in their respective wards.
“Any councillor that delivers his ward will get N10 million reward. Therefore, go and meet your leaders, go and meet your youth groups, go and consult with associations. Let’s deliver our ward to Mr President,” Wike said.
The minister also declared his support for Tinubu’s re-election bid, while endorsing Senator Philip Aduda for the FCT senatorial seat and Danladi Chiya for the Abuja South Federal Constituency.
Expressing confidence in the APC’s chances in the territory, Wike said he expected overwhelming support from Kwali, Gwagwalada and Abaji Area Councils.
“I will go to sleep tonight because I know Kwali, Gwagwalada, and Abaji are 100 per cent for APC,” he said.
The former Rivers State governor also criticised opposition politicians over their reactions to judicial decisions, accusing them of praising the judiciary when court judgments favour them and questioning its credibility when they lose.
He cited the legal dispute involving the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as an example of what he described as inconsistency in the opposition’s attitude towards the judiciary.
Wike also defended the Federal Government’s provision of new Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to first-class traditional rulers in the FCT, dismissing criticisms that the gesture amounted to political inducement.
He argued that traditional rulers deserved respect and adequate support to perform their responsibilities.
On infrastructure, the minister said more than 270 kilometres of roads had been undertaken across FCT satellite towns, including 95 kilometres in Kwali, adding that ongoing projects were nearing completion and expected to be inaugurated in December.
Wike further promised to look into the salaries and welfare packages of FCT councillors following an appeal by Gambo Hamza, Chairman of the National Councillors Forum of Nigeria, FCT Chapter.
Hamza had complained about the remuneration of councillors and appealed to the minister to intervene.
The meeting was attended by political stakeholders, traditional rulers, councillors and representatives of different political parties in the territory.
