FCT minister Nyesom Wike says the infrastructure revolution currently sweeping through the territory, including rural communities, will guarantee a comfortable electoral victory for President Bola Tinubu in the nation’s capital in 2027.

Mr Wike made the remarks after an inspection tour of several ongoing infrastructure projects across the territory on Tuesday.

Reflecting on the shifting political dynamics in Abuja, the minister said that the traditional voting patterns in the FCT were already changing in Tinubu’s favour.

He pointed to the February 21 area council elections in the FCT, where the ruling All Progressives Congress won five of the six area council chairmanship seats, as a clear indicator of the shift.

“We already saw signs of change in the voting pattern in FCT during the area council elections, where, for the first time, the ruling party won in places it had never won before. What the people want is simple—they want to feel the impact of governance, and that is what President Tinubu is giving to them,” he said.

According to him, the Tinubu administration’s secret weapon is simply delivering on the basic needs of the citizenry and extending massive development projects beyond the city centre to neglected rural areas and satellite towns.

Mr Wike stated that Nigerians were not looking for political illusions, but tangible improvements to their daily lives, such as infrastructure, stable electricity and improved living conditions.

Mr Wike also mentioned the historic visit to the Kwali council for the inauguration of the A2 to Pai Road, noting that it marked the first time a sitting president had visited such a rural area for the inauguration of a project.

He assured residents that the momentum would not slow down, with numerous road and water projects currently being rolled out for inauguration across various rural communities.

Speaking on the projects inspected, the minister expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of work.

He stated that the contractors had kept to their promise that, by the end of the month, most of the projects would be ready for inauguration during Tinubu’s third anniversary in office.

He lauded the delivery of the Court of Appeal Complex, FCT Division project at Dakibiyu, which he said was 70 per cent complete, with finishing touches, including painting, currently being put in place.

(NAN)