The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a pointed message to voters ahead of the upcoming Area Council elections in FCT on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
Wike delivered the remarks during an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Apo District of Abuja on Thursday, where he addressed a large crowd of APC supporters while urging support for Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, the APC candidate for the AMAC chairmanship election.
“I came here to tell you, if you do for me, I’ll do for you, if you love me, I’ll love you. Push me, I’ll push you. Let me tell you, the chairman has read out what you should do, let me tell you, do your own on Saturday and leave the other ones for me. All those politicians that tell you stories, I’m not one of them. I am a talk and do person,” Wike said.
He also highlighted the importance of electing leaders who would maintain a cooperative relationship with his office.
“I told Maikalangu, that you have to vote for somebody that can talk to me and I will listen, don’t vote for somebody that when I go left, he’ll go right, if I go front, he’ll go back.”
The statements came just a couple of days before the FCT Area Council elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, when residents will vote six Area Council Chairmen of Abaji, AMAC, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Kwali, and Councillors of 62 Wards.
Political watchers and residents were closely observing the elections, particularly the level of influence Wike’s endorsement may have on the outcomes.
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