The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has promised to suggest Julius Adamu, a former Peoples Democratic Birthday celebration (PDP) chairmanship candidate in Bwari House Council, to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as chairman of the FCT Common Fundamental Schooling Fee (UBEC).
Wike made the pledge all through a the town corridor interactive assembly in Bwari closing week, in reputation of Adamu’s determination to step down from the realm council chairmanship race in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate forward of the February 2026 election.
In a video posted on Monday at the X maintain of his media aide, Lere Olayinka, the minister described Adamu as an impressive candidate, including that he had agreed to withdraw from the competition following consultations with political leaders.
LEADERSHIP studies that the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) declared Joshua Ishaku of the APC winner of the Bwari House Council chairmanship election performed around the council’s 10 wards in February 2026.
Ishaku secured 18,466 votes to defeat his combatants.
Talking on the assembly, Wike, who coordinates the APC Presidential Marketing campaign Council within the FCT, stated he didn’t know Adamu till the closing space council election however stated his political power.
Wike stated he persuaded Adamu to step down in strengthen of Ishaku as a part of efforts to support the APC and safe victory for President Tinubu within the 2027 presidential election.
“The place is Julius? Come. Let me inform you why I inform you that it’s excellent to be humble. It’s excellent to obey your folks. I by no means knew this younger guy till the closing space council election, and he used to be an excessively ambitious candidate, very ambitious.
“But if I sat down with management, we agreed on Joshua, and I referred to as him. I stated, ‘Glance, for the sake of what we’re doing, making plans for the following yr’s election for Mr President, are you able to please step down in order that we will have a unfastened election?’”
In line with the minister, Adamu instantly authorized the request, announcing he used to be prepared to strengthen any determination that may serve the pursuits of Bwari citizens and unite the group operating for Tinubu’s re-election.
Wike additionally recounted how Adamu requested him to talk along with his father, who reportedly counseled his son’s determination to withdraw from the race and strengthen Ishaku.
“He didn’t waste time. He stated, ‘Sir, anything else you inform me to do, so far as it’s for the passion of the folks of Bwari, so far as it’ll unite the group of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I’m able to do it.’
“Straight away, he stepped down, and he stated, ‘Please do me a favour; name my father.’ And I referred to as his father, and the daddy stated, ‘My son, I’ve observed what you might be doing in Bwari; I hand him over to you. The rest you inform him to do, he’s going to do it.
“Now you’ve informed him to face down, and I do know he has carried out that prior to you. However let me say prior to you currently; he’s going to no longer run that election. He’s going to strengthen Joshua,’” Wike quoted Adamu’s father as announcing.
Pronouncing his determination to suggest Adamu for the appointment, the minister stated he would ahead his identify to the President instantly after leaving the assembly.
“Let me say right here lately, instantly I depart right here, I will be able to ship this identify to Mr President for an appointment. He would be the guy I will be able to suggest to Mr President for him to be in command of FCT UBEC,” Wike stated.
Pictures from the development confirmed Adamu taking place on his knees to thank the minister following the announcement, whilst different supporters, together with women and men within the crowd, approached Wike to precise their pleasure.
The FCT minister additional confident Bwari citizens of Tinubu’s dedication to their welfare, urging them to strengthen the President and different APC applicants looking for optional places of work within the 2027 normal elections.
“So please, I’ve stated anything else that can make you glad; this is all the time what Mr President stands for,” he stated.
Wike additionally cautioned citizens in opposition to paying attention to opposition politicians, whom he described as political gamblers, insisting that the APC would proceed operating with Tinubu as a result of what he stated the President used to be doing for Bwari.
“You notice? I will be able to say this once more; don’t pay attention to political gamblers. Don’t pay attention to political kalukalu folks. We’re going to paintings with the President as a result of we’ve got observed what he’s doing for Bwari. We now have observed that the President approach neatly for you,” he added
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