The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have protested alleged exclusion of party members from appointments by the Minister, Nyesom Wike.

The stakeholders accused the Minister of literally importing all his cronies in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Rivers State into the FCT and giving them juicy appointments.

Addressing journalists at the NUJ Secretariat in Abuja, the Convener, Abdulwahab Ekekhide and Co-convener, Obaje Omobolaji David said the party members welcomed the appointment of Wike as the FCT Minister with high hopes.

He, however, regretted that such hopes were being dashed by the Minister’s refusal to engage the party members who are working tirelessly to reposition the party structure in the nation’s capital city.

He said they had expected that the Minister, being a seasoned politician, would empower and strengthen the party to winning ways.

“We call on Mr. President, who is the Governor-General, to call the Minister to order, so that he can retrace his steps and start empowering the party or else, the party will struggle to get two percent for the President in the 2027 presidential election, and may lose the next Area Councils election if the situation remains this way,” he said.

According Ekekhide, without empowering its leaders and followers, there is no way anyone would expect the party to win elections

When asked if they have brought the matter to the knowledge of the Minister, he said that every effort made by the stakeholders in the FCT to engage him in dialogue over their concerns has been rebuffed. (Daily Sun)