APC is Set to Take Over FCT, Says Ganduje

….as AMAC chair, councilors, others join the party

In what appears to be a sweeping political takeover, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is positioning itself to dominate the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the 2027 general elections.

This was evident on Thursday during the “Abuja Unity Rally” held at the Old Parade Ground, Abuja, where the ruling party formally welcomed the Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, along with his councilors and thousands of supporters from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) across all six area councils.

The defectors were received by members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) led by Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as well as serving and former ministers, ex-Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello, and other prominent party leaders from the FCT and North Central region.

Addressing a massive crowd of supporters, APC National Chairman Ganduje declared that the FCT is too strategic to be left under the control of opposition parties.

He claimed that over 60 percent of FCT residents have now aligned with the ruling party.

“With this new political realignment,” Ganduje said, “the APC is on track to produce the FCT’s only Senator, its two House of Representatives members, and all area council chairmen.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, as part of the “Renewed Hope Agenda”, today we have started seeing that FCT will be converted to APC. Today we have a great political giant, we have the chairman of AMAC which is the most popular local government in the Federal Capital Territory.

“The chairman with all his elected councilors, with all his appointed councilors, with all the politicians from PDP, they have decided to come to our great party, the APC. He has come with his thousands of supporters.

“Also, we have decampees from Bwari Area Council. We have decampees from Kuje Area Council, we have decampees from Abaji Area Council, we have decampees from Kwali Area Council, we have decampees from Gwagwala Area Councils.

“What remains now? Almost all the politicians, all the people, and indeed more than 60 percent of the Federal Capital Territory is now APC,” Ganduje declared.

Elated Minister of Special Duties, Hon. Zaphania Jisalo, who is the olitical leader of the territory commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for living up to his electioneering promises of carrying along Abuja indegenes in his administration.

He admitted that he is a living testimony of the President’s commitment towards the empowerment of Abuja indigene since he is an integral member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

The Minister of State FCT, Hajia Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure urged the electorates to sustain their support for the APC led administration which is living no stone unturned in uplifting their well being.

Speaking on behalf of the former APC Governors, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello declared no vacancy in the Aso Rock presidential villa comes 2027, adding that” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will overwhelming be re-elected to continue with the good work he is doing for the country.”

Bello called on all members of the party who have one issue or the other to come together and unite to make the broom platform virile for any electoral contest, stressing that APC will soon take over all the area councils in the FCT.

“All the Area Councils will be APC, it is just a little time that will take. Let me commend our national chairman, let me commend the state chairman of FCT, Alhaji Usman for all the wonderful job he’s being doing.

“When I came into this arena I was shocked to see the mammoth crowd that turned out within this shortest possible time.

“Let me tell you that this mandate that Mr President is carrying, is the mandate of the people and the people of this country have spoken and I want to assure you that come 2027, there is no vacancy in Aso Rock. I will use this opportunity once again, to appreciate all founding fathers of our party, Mr President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu played a significant and very pivotal role in ensuring that we have a party we are all trouping to join today.

“Our former president as the first president under the platform of the APC, former President Muhammadu Buhari. He has said it time without number that he remains a father in APC and he is a member of APC.

“Let nobody mistake it that Mr President and former President have any issue. In fact, they continue to confer in moving this country forward. So we have APC intact, I call on all other members of the party who have one issue or the other, you can’t build a house and run away from it. I urge everybody, let’s come together and unite. Other political parties are just going to escorting us to the villa come 2027.

“Come back, when you are inside APC, and you are making your demands you are talking but if you leave APC and you are outside APC and you are making demands, you are simply making noise and those of us that are inside APC we will tell you to keep quiet. Therefore, APC is the owner of Nigeria today and tomorrow,” he said.

APC FCT Chairman, Hon. Abdulmalik Usman assured that the party under his leadership will redouble its efforts towards ensuring that the ruling party takes over the nation’s capital ahead of 2027 general election.

The opposition Labour Party (LP) has dominated the political structure of the territory since 2023 general elections.