On Monday, leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) protested over the appointments that FCT Minister Nyesom Wike had made recently, claiming that he gives preference to his PDP supporters over party members.
FCT party leaders voiced their displeasure and pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to step in and stop Wike from undermining their political system in the capital of the country during a news conference in Abuja.
According to The Punch, it was reported that the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has faced criticism for his appointments since he assumed office, with appointments such as Chidi Amadi as Chief of Staff, Felix Obuah as Coordinator of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Michael Chinda as Senior Special Adviser on Land, Urban and Regional Planning, and Barivure Fred as a senior aide on Environment and Waste Management drawing particular ire from APC members in the FCT.
Abdulwahab Ekekhide, a prominent figure within the FCT chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), condemned the minister’s appointments as prejudiced and lacking respect for FCT APC members who contributed to the president’s electoral success.
He said, “We call on Mr. President to caution the minister. Let him start empowering the party or else, the All Progressives Congress will struggle to get two percent and the President may lose the next area councils election in 2027 if the situation remains this way. These recent appointment have shown that Wike wants to finally kill and bury the party. His agenda we don’t know but we will resist any further attempts to ridicule the party.”
