Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said he was confident that President Bola Tinubu would not only meet the constitutionally required 25 per cent threshold but will comfortably sweep the FCT in next year’s presidential election.
Wike said this on Tuesday in Wasa, during inspection of six projects earmarked to be inaugurated for the third anniversary of the President.
His remarks were in contrast to the outcome of the 2023 election where the president secured only 18.99 per cent of the votes cast in the FCT and required the pronouncement of the Supreme Court to be declared the winner, even though he got 25 per cent of the votes cast in 29 of the 36 states of the federation.
Wike said the recent FCT Area Councils polls, where the All ProgressivesCongress (APC) swept five of the six area councils, and the increased grassroots acceptance plus boost in government infrastructure projects across the territory were indicators of the expected pattern of the 2027 election.
Wike said: “And with what I have seen, I believe the president will not only get the required percentage in the FCT, but will also win comfortably.
“What reason would people have not to vote for Mr. President now? How many governments before now have been able to impact the satellite towns the way this administration is doing? This is the first-time people are seeing development extend beyond the city centre into the satellite towns.
“Within these two years in office, we went to Kwali where we commissioned the A2 to Pai Road. That was the first time a President visited such a rural area for a commissioning.
“This time around, we are also taking development projects to rural communities through roads and water projects. That is governance in action. That is the real test—positive impact on the lives of the people.”
He said the FCT residents were interested in good governance, infrastructure, electricity, and improved living conditions, which the administration had provided in the past three years, adding: “We believe there will be a change from what used to happen in terms of voting patterns.”
Olawale Ajimotokan
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