The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says his Rainbow Coalition, a cross-party political platform, has promoted political stability and unity ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Mr Wike said this on Friday during an interactive session with stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kuje Area Council.
Addressing party leaders, traditional rulers and community stakeholders, Mr Wike said effective governance required political differences to be set aside in favour of public interest and tangible infrastructural development.
He highlighted the presence of APC and PDP members in the same hall to discuss community development, describing it as an example of cooperation rather than partisan conflict.
“You can shout PDP today in the FCT, and at the same time, you can shout APC in the same hall. It is a collective coalition,” he said.
The minister said the bipartisan approach was designed to eliminate political discrimination and enable representatives across party lines to work together for residents and satellite towns.
He contrasted the administration’s achievements with previous political promises, urging citizens to judge leaders by their records and hold them accountable for their performance.
Mr Wike cautioned voters against political gamblers and online rhetoric, urging residents to focus on tangible achievements, including road construction, educational stability and local infrastructure development.
“When President Bola Tinubu appointed us, he instructed us to go to the satellite towns and ask the people what their problems are.
“Making promises and fulfilling those promises, that is what representation and governance should be about,” the minister said.
Mr Wike urged Kuje residents to support Mr Tinubu’s re-election bid and extend similar support to Philip Aduda, who is seeking election to represent the FCT in the Senate.
He also called on residents to support John Gabaya for AMAC-Bwari Federal Constituency and Danladi Chiya for FCT South Federal Constituency, both under the APC platform.
The chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Shekolo, commended Mr Wike for promoting political stability and directing developmental attention towards the area council.
Mr Shekolo highlighted the appointment of a Kuje indigene as mandate secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, attributing his emergence as council chairman to the backing of FCT leadership.
Speaking on behalf of traditional rulers, the district head of Agwe, Shuaibu Agwe, said political dynamics in the area council had shifted in favour of the Rainbow Coalition.
Mr Agwe expressed confidence in the coalition, citing road projects and political cooperation as factors he believed would influence the forthcoming elections.
The APC Women Leader in Kuje, Aishatu Yakubu, assured the minister that women remained important to election mobilisation and were aligned with the Rainbow Coalition.
(NAN)
