Wike promises ₦10 million to every FCT councillor who delivers their ward for Tinubu in 2027
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has promised ₦10 million to every councillor who delivers their ward for President Bola Tinubu and other APC candidates in the 2027 general elections. 'Any councillor that delivers his ward will get ₦10 million reward,' he told a Rainbow Coalition stakeholders' meeting in Kwali Area Council on Monday, urging councillors to mobilise leaders, youth groups and associations. He endorsed Philip Aduda for the FCT Senate seat and Danladi Chiya for Abuja South, and said he was certain Kwali, Gwagwalada and Abaji would deliver overwhelming support. Who would fund the reward, and on what terms, was not stated in the meeting reports.
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Key points
- The promise, in Wike's own words: 'Any councillor that delivers his ward will get ₦10 million reward.'
- It was made at a Rainbow Coalition stakeholders' meeting in Kwali on Monday, for the 2027 elections.
- Wike also endorsed Aduda for the FCT Senate seat and Chiya for Abuja South, and predicted overwhelming APC support in Kwali, Gwagwalada and Abaji.
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- Who funds the ₦10 million, and on what terms, was not stated in the meeting reports.
What happened
Wike, a PDP figure serving as FCT minister in Tinubu's APC government, is campaigning for the president's re-election through the Rainbow Coalition, a cross-party platform whose FCT stakeholders — including the territory's APC and PDP chairmen — attended the Kwali meeting and voiced support for the administration.
At the same meeting he pointed to Tinubu-administration projects in the territory — more than 270 kilometres of roads under construction, including 95 kilometres in Kwali, on his account — as the record voters should reward in 2027.
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What we know
- What Wike promised, in his own words, at the Kwali meeting: ₦10 million to every councillor who delivers their ward for Tinubu and the APC in 2027.
- His endorsements of Aduda and Chiya, and his prediction for Kwali, Gwagwalada and Abaji.
What we don't know yet
- Who would fund the ₦10 million rewards, from what budget, and on what terms — none of that was stated in the meeting reports.
- Any response from INEC, the APC or opposition parties to the promise — none was in the reporting read.
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Why this label: Wike's own words, quoted in the same terms by the Voice of Nigeria, ThisDay, BusinessDay and Daily Trust, all reporting the Kwali meeting. That he made the promise is verified by his own statement; who would pay it, and under what conditions, was not stated in the reports.
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Why this label: The endorsements and the confidence quote are reported in the same terms by the Voice of Nigeria and ThisDay.
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Why this label: Both positions are Wike's own, stated at the meeting and reported in the same terms by the Voice of Nigeria and ThisDay. They are carried as his arguments, not as findings about the judiciary or the vehicle donations.
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Why this label: The ₦260,000 figure is Hamza's, stated by him at the meeting and reported by the Voice of Nigeria and ThisDay; Wike's response was a promise to look into the salaries, not a pay decision.
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Why it matters
A cash reward tied directly to election results in a councillor's own ward puts a price on delivering votes, fourteen months before the election. Whether the promise is lawful campaigning or an inducement is a judgement for others — INEC and the opposition had not answered it in the reporting read — but the words themselves are now on the record.
Background
Wike, a PDP governor-turned-minister, backs Tinubu's government and later joins his cabinet as FCT minister, while remaining a PDP member.
At the Rainbow Coalition stakeholders' meeting in Kwali, Wike promises ₦10 million to every councillor who delivers their ward for Tinubu and the APC in 2027.
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Published in Checking state — Wike's promise is on the record in his own words, and who would fund it, and any answer from INEC or the opposition, are still awaited.