FCT Area Councils poll: APC assembles governors, NASS members, chieftains as campaign council

From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

Ahead of this month’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has assembled high-powered party members from across the country as a national campaign council for the polls.

The composition, which confirms the battle readiness of the ruling party to make a bold statement with victory at the poll, features political heavyweights, including state governors elected on the party’s platform, National Assembly principal officers and other top government officials.

The committee, to be headed by the governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, has as its secretary the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu.

The ruling party, in a statement by its National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, has scheduled the inauguration of the National Campaign Council for Wednesday at the APC National Working Committee (NWC) Hall, National Secretariat, in Abuja.

The inauguration of the 137-member committee will formally kick-start the party’s coordinated push to secure victories across the six FCT area councils.

According to details released by the party, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as co-chairman of the committee.

The composition of the council signals the APC’s intent to deploy experienced political hands and national figures to strengthen its footing in the nation’s capital, where local council elections often mirror broader political sentiments and serve as a litmus test for party structures at the grassroots.

With campaigns expected to intensify in the coming weeks, the inauguration is seen as a strategic step to harmonise mobilisation, messaging and party coordination across the FCT, as contenders prepare for a keenly contested race.