The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he will support anyone who supports President Bola Tinubu.
Wike made the statement on Thursday while commending a former FCT lawmaker, Senator Philip Aduda, and the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairman, Christopher Maikalangu, during the flag-off of Lot 2 of Water Supply Projects in Karu.
The minister hailed both men for their capacity and for bringing development to the people. At Aduda’s request, the minister promised to construct a 2km road in the Karu site.
Wike maintained that he will support those who continue to support the Tinubu-led administration, urging residents to “support those that the government will listen to.”
Wike said Maikalangu, who is “very good and hardworking”, noted that the latter had used his access to government to deliver several projects to his people in the area council. He added that his administration will do whatever he asked if he (Maikalangu) wins his re-election bid as AMAC chairman.
“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 capacity to bring something to the people. Support those that government will listen to.
“From what happened now, you see that Aduda, government has his ear where he is. And that’s why 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 government to do Saburi Road, he has brought the government to do Kabusa-Takushere Road, he has brought 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 the Tinubu-led government has fulfilled its promise to provide potable water to satellite towns, a feat that the past governments could not achieve in the Karu communities.
“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 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 fulfil the promise we made to you, that you must have clean and potable water,” he stated.
