FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has attributed what he described as expected support for President Bola Tinubu in the Federal Capital Territory in 2027 to the administration's infrastructure and governance record, while also defending the Rainbow Coalition.
The FCT government publication said Wike made the comments during a live television interview on September 21, 2026. He pointed to infrastructure, education, health and development in satellite towns when explaining his view of changing political dynamics in the territory.
The minister also highlighted the FCT's financing arrangements and cited project delivery figures from the current and previous administrations. These figures were presented by Wike as evidence of increased infrastructure activity under the current administration.
Wike further defended the Rainbow Coalition against criticism from members of the Progressives Governors' Forum. He said the coalition was intended to support Tinubu and rejected suggestions that it was designed to destabilise the APC.
He also responded to questions about possible political ambitions surrounding 2031 and to disputes over the 2023 presidential election results in Rivers State. Those statements were presented as his own political positions during the interview.
The source therefore records a combination of infrastructure claims and political arguments by the FCT minister. The political assertions remain attributed statements rather than independently established outcomes in this report.
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