The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, will this Tuesday morning address participants at the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum (2025APCS) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Minister Wike will lead a discussion panel in which he will field questions on the FCT, and also interact with Mayors of other capital cities during the summit.
Recall that the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, had on Monday announced Wike’s arrival in Dubai in a statement issued from the resort city.
Wike, who left Abuja on Sunday, arrived Dubai at about 4am on Monday.
The statement said that the FCT Minister was received by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Dubai, Ambassador Zayyanu Ibrahim, as well as officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) who had arrived earlier.
The officials were the Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr Richard Yunana Dauda; Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Legal and Multilateral Cooperation, Benedict Daudu; Director, Department of Development and Control, Mukhtar Galadima; Director, Engineering Services, Engr. Chuks Udeh, and Director of Protocol, Sani Musa Daura.
According to the event’s organisers, the 2025APCS will deliver long-term value for cities and businesses seeking trade and investment opportunities in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and beyond.
The event, which is an initiative of Brisbane City Council, Australia, is one of the most diverse gatherings of mayors, city leaders, business executives and young professionals worldwide.
