The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the Saturday election, Dr. Paul Moses, has launched a blistering attack on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, warning the minister that votes in the nation’s capital cannot be manipulated.
Addressing a crowd of supporters in Abuja ahead of Saturday’s area council election, the ADC flagbearer stressed that the people of AMAC would resist any attempt to subvert their mandate.
“Of course, our votes do count. The minister, this is not Obi-Akpor. You can’t write votes in AMAC. He cannot,” he said to loud cheers from supporters.
Obi-Akpor is a local government area in Rivers State, Wike’s local government area and political stronghold during his time as the state governor, and in the 2023 general elections.
The reference appeared to suggest allegations of electoral manipulation in previous political contests by the minister, though Moses did not cite any specific incident.
Continuing his remarks, the ADC candidate urged residents to stand firm, describing the election as a turning point for governance in the area.
“Somebody should tell the minister that Dr. Moses says that the will of the people must count. On Saturday, there is going to be a new AMAC, where boldness, objectivity, decisiveness, and fearlessness will take centre stage,” he declared.
In an emotionally charged appeal, he accused the current political leadership of failing residents and vowed to reclaim the city for ordinary citizens.
“Enough of people dying. Enough of poverty. We own this city. Wike does not own the city. The city belongs to the people, the suffering masses, the young people listening to me. We own the city.”
The remarks are the latest in a growing political clash over control of the Federal Capital Territory, where Wike, the former Rivers State governor, now oversees administrative affairs as FCT Minister under the current administration.
With tensions rising and campaign rhetoric intensifying, attention is now firmly fixed on Saturday’s polls to determine whether the ADC candidate’s bold declarations will translate into votes at the ballot box.
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