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Council Polls: APC to set up committees for victory in FCT
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is to set up committees saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that the party emerges victorious in the February 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections.
The National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a crucial stakeholders meeting of APC leaders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Ganduje who spoke through the party’s Zonal Secretary (North Central)’ Hon. Yakubu Adamu directed the APC FCT Chairman’ Hon. Abdulmalik Usman to set up election, reconciliation, financial and security committees in all 62 wards and six Area Councils of the territory before next council elections.
According to him, the various committees will be responsible for effective coordination ahead of the council elections.
The National Chairman, while advising the party members to embrace peace and unity said, “now that we have authentic party leaders from the ward to local government and to the state levels in FCT, we must all march out to ensure victory for our party during the next Area Council elections in 2026 and the general elections in 2027.”
Also, the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Hon. Bitrus Jisalob and the Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Dr. Maryam Mahmoud Bankure called for unity among leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the party must regain territory.
They counselled leaders of the party to go after all aggrieved members in the Area Councils with a view to winning the February 2026 council elections.
Addressing party leaders, the duo noted that the party has what it takes to take over the territory at the Area Council elections, but stressed that they must close ranks in order to deliver the territory to the party.
Jisalo who now serves as the leader of the party in FCT, assured level playing ground for all aspirants at the party’s shadow election, but stressed the need for hard work. “It is not enough for us to have what it takes to win, we must be ready to work hard and ensure we work as a united front in the forthcoming Area Council elections and the 2027 general elections.
“We are set to win all the 62 wards and the six Area Councils in FCT. We shall come up with a winning strategy after the party primary.”
Similarly, the Minister of State, FCT, Maryam Bankure advised the leadership of the party to effectively engage women and youth in the territory as the preparation for the council election gathers steam.
She also stressed the importance of unity among party members, advising that the party cannot afford to allow the past mistakes and misunderstanding to continue to split the party.
The meeting was attended by all leaders of the party from the 62 wards of the territory along with state executive officers.
Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Jibrin Isah Echocho, has congratulated Muslim faithful for the successful completion of this year Ramadan fast, urging them to celebrate the Sallah in love, and unity across our communities.
Echocho in a statement madeavailable to CAPITALPOST in Lokoja o Sunday, described the Ramadan period as stressful, but deserving, because it is the only period for spiritual reflection on abstinence from immorality, sincere sacrifice and supplications to Allah.
He added that, Ramadan symbolises Allah’s way of teaching humanity on virtuous living, where people keep away from all forms of comfort to appreciate what the less privileged experience and deprivation they suffers daily.
He task Muslims to extend the lessons of Ramadan to the way we live with our neighbours.
“Let’s seek peace at all times and promote unity of purpose in our society” the Lawmaker demanded.
“May the celebration brings sustainable peace to our homes, my district, Kogi State and Nigeria, he concluded.
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has commended Senator Basheer Lado, for redefining the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, stating that, for the first time in a long while, the office is fully meeting its expectations.
Speaking during his visit to the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters accompanied by distinguished senators, Akpabio described the visit as a significant step in strengthening Executive-Legislative relations.
He praised the Special Adviser and his team for maintaining the confidentiality of communications between the President and Senate, and also, ensuring a seamless flow of information. He further emphasized that the office is now more result-oriented.
Additionally, he acknowledged the office’s diligent efforts in tracking all Bills passed by the Senate and assented to by the President, underscoring its critical role in legislative efficiency.
Expressing his satisfaction, Akpabio noted that he and the Senate delegation were proud of the office’s achievements and looked forward to sustaining the existing cordial and productive relationship between the Executive and the Legislature throughout the administration.
In recognition of his exemplary leadership, Senator Lado presented an Award of Excellence to Senator Akpabio.
In his remarks, Senator Lado reaffirmed his commitment to fostering a harmonious working relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. He lauded Akpabio for his unwavering dedication to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda—defending it with clarity, articulating it with passion, and advancing it through legislative action.
Ahead of the 2025 political party Congresses, Plateau State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) stakeholders has endorsed the defection of the candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections and the leader of Justice and Rebirth, Barr Gyang Zi SAN, to the All Progressive Congress (APC) with the view to key into the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
They made the call in a communique issued at the end of the enlarge meeting of the stakeholders from Plateau North senatorial zone at the residence of Barr. Gyang Zi in Rayfield Jos.
The communique which was jointly signed by Dr. Ayiki Sati Director General, Justice and Rebirth and
Barr. Samuel Galadima- 2024 Chairmanship candidate of Jos East LGA among others said the call became imperative on the sideline of the leadership tussle at the National Level which violates the core principles and values for the formation of the Party as an alternative for Nigeria for the protection, sustenance of democracy and Social Justice.
They regretted that the leadership tussle has also divided the party into factions leaving party loyalists and supporters in the state of despondency and confusion not knowing where they belong.
Our correspondent reports that the gathering included LP candidates from the 2023/2024 general elections, party executives, and support groups from the six local government areas of the Northern Senatorial District.
Besides, the focus of the discussions was centered on the state of the Labour Party at both national and state levels and the need for political realignment ahead of the 2025 party congresses and conventions.
The stakeholders further frowned at the structural weaknesses in LP and resolved to advise Barr Gyang Zi, to leave the party and join the APC while expressing confidence that the APC would provide him with a platform to advance good governance in the state .
The communique also emphasized the importance of political consultations, particularly with APC leaders at both state and national levels. It called for collaboration with Plateau State APC leaders, including Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, Sen. Simon Bako Lalong, Sen. Diket Plang, and other party officials.
According to the communique, supporters of Barr Gyang Zi also pledged to mobilize grassroots support for the APC, stating that their leader’s defection would strengthen the party in the state.
They urged the APC leadership to formally receive Gyang Zi and his supporters into the party, marking their official transition from the Labour Party.
Stakeholders also reiterated the need for inclusive governance, ensuring that youths, women, and less privileged individuals are sidelined in the democratic process and accordingly officially denounced their membership in the Labour Party, declaring their support for the APC.
They assured that all LP structures aligned with Gyang Zi would follow suit, shifting their loyalty to the ruling party in the state and at the National level.
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