Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Nyesom Wike on Thursday declared that he will support and stand strongly politically or otherwise, behind anyone who supports President Bola Tinubu and his administration to succeed.
Wike stated this while commending former Senator representing the FCT, Philip Aduda, and the Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, Christopher Maikalangu, during the flag-off of Lot 2 of Water Supply Projects in Karu.
The Minister who urged residents of Abuja to ‘support those that the government will listen to’, advised the residents to also reciprocate President Tunubu’s goodwill by supporting his administration and expressed confidence that the current federal government will deliver on its promises, such as the provision of clean and potable water to the satellite towns, which past governments neglected.
Minister Wike promised the construction of a 2km road in Karu site, on the request of Aduda, adding that he will support those who continue to support the Tinubu-led administration.
“There is a road where you said is about 2km, is it not? Consider it done. You know, one thing about government and politics, support those who have the capacity to bring something to the people. Support those that the government will listen to.
“From what happened now, you see that Aduda, the government has his ear where he is. And that’s why the government said where is that road he mentioned? Consider it done.
“You can see that since he (Maikalangu) became the Chairman of AMAC, he has brought the government to do Saburi Road, he has brought the government to do Kabusa-Takushere Road, he has brought the government to redo this road. He has brought government to do Deidei Road.
“For me, I’m here to talk about those who have access to government and bring something to the people.
“The chairman has access to us. Anything he tells us, we will do. This is the only man I know. If he wins as chairman of AMAC, we will give him whatever he wants. I don’t know the party he belongs to. But I know that he supports Tinubu. Anybody who supports Tinubu, I will support him,” Wike said.
The minister pointed out that past governments had failed to provide the needs of the people, particularly water supply to the communities in Karu, noting that the government of Tinubu has fulfilled its promise to provide potable water to satellite towns.
“We have had a government who stayed here for five years, isn’t that correct? We have had a government who stayed here for eight years too, is that correct? Has any government come to say, look, we will provide you with water? Have you had water before? Did this government promise it will give you water? Have we come now to give you water?
“So, you believe you have a covenant with this government. And the covenant is like somebody said, agreement is agreement. So, the people of Karu, you will readily remember the government that remembers you, is it not correct?
“Will you remember those who had the opportunity and they refused to do anything for you? Will you remember those who left Karu unattended, will you remember them? So, we have come to fulfill the promise we made to you, that you must have clean and potable water,” he stated.
NewsQuest reports that Aduda represented the FCT on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) between 2011 and 2015, and was re-elected in 2015, and 2019, before losing the seat in the 2023 general elections.
The AMAC chairman Maikalangu is seeking re-election in the forthcoming February 2026 Area Council elections, on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), after defecting from the PDP in 2024.
