2027: Wike to lead campaign team for Tinubu’s re-election in FCT, Rivers

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced plans to inaugurate and lead the campaign team in Abuja and Rivers State to drive the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election.

Wike disclosed this after he inspected the ongoing construction of Phase two of the Kuje-Gwagwalada road dualisation project in the Chikuku area of Abuja on Friday, September 25, 2026.

The former two-term governor of Rivers State added that he would personally lead the campaign effort in Abuja and extend the re-election operations to his home state of Rivers.

According to him, political parties across the country are organising their ranks, and supporters of the president are fully prepared to initiate an aggressive campaign.

Wike said: “The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), I believe, is putting itself together for an aggressive campaign.

“For us who are supporting Mr President from different political platforms, we have put our machinery ready to fully kickstart.

“Very soon, I will inaugurate the campaign team for Tinubu in the FCT and Rivers State, which I will lead. All elements of the APC are ready, Mr President is ready, we are ready and you can see the enthusiasm.”

Addressing critics and political opponents, Wike argued that visible development projects would serve as the main driver for electoral support in the FCT, dismissing allegations of electoral malpractice ahead of time.

The minister added: “People are happy, and I don’t know who will contest against Mr President as far as this election is concerned.

“This is governance, and this is what people expect. It will translate directly into actual votes.”

Wike expressed confidence that the administration’s infrastructure record would secure victory across the FCT, including support for Philip Aduda and the two House of Representatives seats.

“It is very obvious. Nobody will be able to claim rigging in the FCT. The ‘rigging’ is the projects we are delivering, making the people happy,” Wike said.

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Commending both the contractor and site engineers for the progress recorded so far, the minister assured stakeholders that adequate funding would be disbursed to guarantee completion by December.

“This is my first time getting to this side of the road, and I can see how highly populated this area is,” he said.

Wike emphasised that delivering functional infrastructure remains the cornerstone of good governance and public satisfaction.

“You can imagine the enthusiasm and happiness on the faces of the people. That is why we say the essence of governance is to make people happy.

“When the people are happy, those in authority are happy,” said Wike, who expressed gratitude to Tinubu for providing sustained support for capital projects in the FCT.