2027: Abuja Natives Back Wike, Mobilise Support For Tinubu

Indigenous youths in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the aegis of the Abuja Original Inhabitants Youths Empowerment Organisation (AOIYEO), have declared support for FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, and pledged to mobilise votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

The executive director of the organisation and supreme leader of FCT Youths, Commandant Isaac David, stated this yesterday when he reacted to Wike’s declaration that he would stake his ministerial position on Tinubu’s performance in the FCT and Rivers State in the 2027 election.

Wike had told leaders and members of the Apo Mechanics and Traders Association in Abuja on Wednesday that he would resign as FCT minister if Tinubu loses the presidential election in both the FCT and Rivers State.

Reacting, David said Wike’s position had strengthened indigenous youths’ resolve to support Tinubu, citing infrastructure projects undertaken by the FCT Administration under the minister.

He said, “We will back the minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, that Tinubu will not lose the election in the FCT because posterity will not forgive us for the good things he has done to the indigenous people of the FCT through the Minister Nyesom Wike.”

David said the organisation would mobilise its structures across the territory in support of Tinubu, arguing that the administration’s interventions had addressed some longstanding concerns of FCT communities.

“So we vow to deliver Tinubu because he has done enough for us, and we have the assurance that when he comes back for a second tenure, our marginalisation will be totally crushed,” he said.

The AOIYEO leader linked the group’s position to the longstanding demand by FCT indigenous communities for greater political representation, including the establishment of elected legislative and executive institutions in the territory.

According to him, indigenous people have continued to push for a full political structure that would include a State House of Assembly and an elected governor for the FCT.

“We have proven the full political administrative structure that we have been yearning for, and State House of Assembly and governorship election will no longer be a thing of the past,” David said.

He expressed optimism that the necessary constitutional and political reforms would eventually pave the way for elections for governor and members of the State House of Assembly in the FCT.

“We are confident that before the eight years of Mr Tinubu elapse, an election will be held for the governor of the FCT, and State House of Assembly election will also be held,” he said.

David added that the group’s proposed support for Tinubu was based on what it described as the administration’s impact on infrastructure and development in the FCT.

“So, for the things that he has done to the FCT, the indigenous people and the residents, we have vowed to pay him back with our votes,” he added.

Wike has repeatedly expressed support for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid and said he would mobilise support for the President in the FCT and Rivers State.

The minister has also cited ongoing infrastructure projects in the FCT as part of the reasons for his support for Tinubu, while maintaining that his backing of the President does not prevent the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from fielding candidates for other elective positions.

David’s declaration adds to the political mobilisation ahead of the 2027 presidential election, particularly among groups seeking to advance the interests and political demands of indigenous communities in the FCT.