{"id":125628,"date":"2026-02-14T06:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125628"},"modified":"2026-02-14T06:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:13:52","slug":"igbo-in-fct-will-vote-apc-in-fct-council-polls-kalu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/igbo-in-fct-will-vote-apc-in-fct-council-polls-kalu\/","title":{"rendered":"Igbo in FCT Will Vote APC in\u00a0 FCT Council Polls- Kalu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of the February 21 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intensified efforts to consolidate support across key demographic blocs in Abuja, particularly among ethnic communities with strong voting strength.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The move follows the party\u2019s mixed electoral fortunes in the FCT in recent election cycles, where opposition parties made significant gains, raising concerns within the APC about its grassroots appeal in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political observers have since noted that the forthcoming council polls present an opportunity for the ruling party to reassert its dominance at the local level.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is against this backdrop that the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, declared that the Igbo community in the FCT would deliver massive votes for the APC in the Area Council elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kalu made the assertion on Friday after the inauguration of the 138-member APC National Campaign Council for the FCT elections by the party\u2019s National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, at the party\u2019s national headquarters in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu, who serves as Secretary of the Campaign Council, expressed confidence that the party would secure victory across the six area councils and 68 wards of the FCT.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Describing Abuja as \u201cthe melting point of Nigeria,\u201d he noted that the FCT is home to residents from all geo-political zones, including a large population of Igbo business owners and professionals.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA lot of Igbo people live here to do business and invest as residents. I am an Igbo man and also a Nigerian, and I am part of this government.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am one of the faces of the Igbo in leadership. No longer can anyone say that the Igbo are not part of this administration,\u201d Kalu said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He maintained that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has embraced inclusive governance, which, according to him, has strengthened confidence among different ethnic groups.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFor eight years in the past, there was no Igbo person in the succession leadership of this country. Today, our people see me participating in governance daily. That is a clear message that the Igbo are not alienated from the present administration,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kalu also attributed the party\u2019s optimism to ongoing infrastructural development in the FCT under the Minister, Nyesom Wike, stating that visible projects across urban and grassroots communities have boosted the APC\u2019s campaign narrative.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cUnder this administration, there is a noticeable difference in the FCT. Governance is being felt not only in the city centre but also at the grassroots.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Residents can see and experience the dividends of democracy. That is our campaign tool,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Deputy Speaker further disclosed that the APC campaign would involve extensive grassroots mobilisation, including door-to-door engagement and collaboration with support groups such as the City Boy Movement, Renewed Hope Partners, and Renewed Hope Ambassadors.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He expressed confidence that the Igbo community in Abuja would rally behind the party and contribute significantly to what he described as a decisive victory for the APC in the forthcoming Area Council elections.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses Ahead of the February 21 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intensified efforts to consolidate support across key&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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