2027: Wike rallies support for Tinubu, Aduda, asks FCT residents to reject Kingibe

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has urged FCT residents to vote for President Bola Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election.

Wike also asked the FCT residents to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate, Philip Aduda, to represent them in the Senate.

The minister made the call while inspecting the ongoing construction of the five-kilometre Zaudna-Kaba-Kagini Road in Abuja on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

Wike, who noted that the 2027 presidential and National Assembly election campaign had begun, said Tinubu’s scorecard would speak for him.

He recalled that the road project was considered in response to the appeal made by the affected communities during the inauguration of the Old Keffi Road from Dei Dei to Kado Fish Market.

The minister assured the residents that the project would be completed before the end of December to enable them to celebrate Christmas “in a big way”.

Wike said: “We are happy to see that you are all happy with the ongoing road construction in your community.

“I informed President Tinubu that I am coming here and he sent his greetings, with assurance that the road will be completed before the end of December so you could enjoy Christmas with the finished road.

“Streetlights will be installed as part of the project delivery to strengthen businesses in affected communities.

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“Therefore, you should continue to support the contractor so he can deliver the project as scheduled.”

Drumming support for Aduda, the minister asked the residents to reject Senator Ireti Kingibe, whom, he said, they hardly see.

He described Aduda, who lost the seat to Kingibe in 2023, as a “man of the people” with the requisite experience and quality to represent the residents better.

Asking if Kingibe had ever visited their communities to ask for their problems, the residents told Wike “no”, saying, “she doesn’t know where we live”.

The minister added: “You see, Ireti only knows how to talk on television. You should not vote for her and don’t listen to her again.

“If she’s serious, tell her to come solve your problems. One of the problems is this road. Is it not? And Tinubu is already solving it.”