Wike resented by FCT residents, LG polls will show he doesn't control Abuja

The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has stated that residents resent Nyesom Wike.

Kingibe, who spoke on Channels TV’s ‘Political Paradigm’, said the FCT minister is out of touch with the needs of the people.

“Most of Abuja is pitch dark. So I go there, put solar lights in between the places, light up the place so that young people will at least have… You can’t keep them at home, so they’ll at least be safer.

“They will come give me awards, commend me for looking out for them. It’s not that he (Wike) wouldn’t have done it too, except he doesn’t know what they need,” she shared.

“I know Karu market is pitch dark. I put lights there. Communities will write to me: ‘There’s so much insecurity around this place. A few lights will make a difference.’ I put it.

“Solar lights are cheap, but how many can I put? For where I can put one, the minister can put a thousand. Do you see the difference?” she asked.

Kingibe added that the upcoming area council elections scheduled for early 2026 will serve as a referendum on Wike’s stewardship.

“Local government elections are coming early next year. That is when the people of the FCT show ministers, ‘We like you or we do not like you.’

“The local government election is going to tell whether Wike controls FCT, because nobody does.

“It’s only people who have lived here for a long time who know that the people of the FCT have their independent minds.

“And it’s people who live here, you walk on the streets, and you will know that the one thing that unites us all in the FCT is our resentment of the minister.

“It’s not just about development. It’s about treating us with levity, treating us with disregard and contempt.”