The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced plans to establish and lead campaign teams for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid in the FCT and Rivers State.
Wike disclosed this on Friday during an inspection of the ongoing Phase Two construction of the Kuje-Gwagwalada road dualisation project in Chikuku, Abuja. The development was also reported by the Voice of Nigeria following Wike’s inspection of the project.
The FCT minister said he would personally lead the campaign structure for Tinubu in the nation’s capital and his home state, Rivers, as political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to Wike, political parties are already reorganising ahead of the elections, while supporters of the President across different political platforms have also begun putting their campaign structures in place.
He said he would soon inaugurate the campaign teams for Tinubu in the FCT and Rivers State.
“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.”
Wike also linked the Tinubu administration’s infrastructure projects in the FCT to the support he expects the President to receive from residents during the 2027 election.
He argued that the delivery of projects across the capital would make it difficult for claims of electoral manipulation to gain traction in the FCT.
“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.
“Nobody will be able to claim rigging in the FCT. The ‘rigging’ is the projects we are delivering, making the people happy.”
The minister spoke after inspecting the ongoing road construction in the Kuje-Gwagwalada axis, where he highlighted the growing population of communities along the route.
Wike said the development of infrastructure in satellite communities was part of the broader purpose of governance, stressing that the impact of government projects should be felt by residents.
“This is my first time getting to this side of the road, and I can see how highly populated this area is. You can imagine the enthusiasm and happiness on the faces of the people,” he said.
“That is why we say the essence of governance is to make people happy. When the people are happy, those in authority are happy.”
Wike’s announcement comes amid increased political activity ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Earlier reports had indicated that he was being considered for a defined role in Tinubu’s campaign structure covering the FCT and Rivers State.