2027 politics won’t affect my job as FCT Minister – Wike

2026-02-04 - 17:19

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says political activities towards the 2027 general elections will not affect his capacity to deliver life-impacting projects to FCT residents. Wike gave the assurance during an inspection of ongoing projects in parts of Abuja on Wednesday. He explained that he has the capacity to handle both tasks effectively and efficiently, with greater emphasis on serving the people. According to him, while politics is different from his task as FCT Minister, he has a duty to serve the people. He further stressed that politics has its own time, and that the work would continue, noting that the important thing was to pay the contractors and supervise them from time to time. “I assure you, politics is not going to affect my work. The only way it will affect work is to make people happy by ensuring that the Renewed Hope Agenda is real and working,” he said. Speaking on the inspected projects, the Minister expressed satisfaction with the ongoing construction of the road linking Baze University, the Body of Benchers, Nile University, and the Wupa Light Rail Station in the Idu Area of Abuja. He said that the contractor promised to deliver the project in May, and it would be inaugurated to celebrate the third anniversary of President Bola Tinubu. Wike, who equally inspected the ongoing construction of the Body of Benchers extension building, commended the progress so far, which he said was about 80 per cent completed, with only landscaping remaining to complete the job. The Minister equally inspected the ongoing construction of a 7km road linking the Airport Road with Tunga Madaki and other communities in the area. He explained that the new road was in fulfillment of the FCTA’s promise to the people to link them to other parts of the FCT. He also directed that the process of linking the road to Zuba should commence.