The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje says more than 60% of residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are now in the ruling party.
Ganduje stated this while receiving the Chairman Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, his councillors, and others who claimed to be members of other political parties from the six area councils of the territory into the APC at a rally held at Old Parade Ground in Abuja.
The APC National Chairman stated that, with the latest political development, the ruling party is set to produce the only Senator for the FCT, two members of the House of Representatives, and all area Council Chairmen in the territory.
“Today we have a great political giant, we have the Chairman of AMAC which is the most popular local government in the Federal Capital Territory.
“The chairman with all his elected councillors, with all his appointed councillors, with all the politicians from PDP, they have decided to come to our great party, the APC. He has come with his thousands of supporters.
“Also, we have decampees from Bwari Area Council. We have decampees from Kuje Area Council, we have decampees from Abaji Area Council, we have decampees from Kwali Area Council, we have decampees from Gwagwala Area Councils.
“What remains now, almost all the politicians, all the people, more than 60% of the Federal Capital Territory is now APC,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the former APC Governors, the former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello declared no vacancy in the Aso Rock presidential villa come 2027, adding that President Bola Tinubu will be overwhelmingly re-elected to continue with the good work he is doing for the country.
Bello called on all members of the party who have one issue or the other to come together and unite to make the broom platform virile for any electoral contest, stressing that APC will soon take over all the area councils in the FCT.
While presenting the defectors to the party’s national leadership,
APC State Chairman for FCT, Abdulmalik Usman assured that the party under his leadership will redouble its efforts at ensuring that the ruling party takes over the nation’s capital ahead of the 2027 general election.
The Minister of Special Duties Mr Zaphania Jisalo, praised President Tinubu for living up to his promises to carry along Abuja indigenes in his administration.
Jisalo said, “I am a living testimony of the President’s commitment towards the empowerment of Abuja indigenes since he is an integral member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The Minister of State FCT, Hajia Mariya Bunkure urged the electorates to sustain their support for the APC-led administration which is leaving no stone unturned in uplifting their well-being.