FCT polls: APC reconciliatory c’ttee begins operations

Ahead of the February 21, 2026 FCT Area Council elections, the Unity and Reconciliation Committee (URC) of the All Progressives Party (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has commenced operations to bring the party faithful together. This was revealed at a meeting between the committee members and the Minister of State for FCT, Hajiya […]

Ahead of the February 21, 2026 FCT Area Council elections, the Unity and Reconciliation Committee (URC) of the All Progressives Party (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has commenced operations to bring the party faithful together.

This was revealed at a meeting between the committee members and the Minister of State for FCT, Hajiya Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure.

The Minister who received the committee said she was delighted to know that the committee has developed its strategy and to enable her commence Area Councils visits from next week.

She commended the composition of the committee especially as it has experienced politicians who can galvanize support from the grassroot for the party.

The Chairman, URC of the APC, FCT Chapter, Senator, Usman Jibril Wowo who led the committee members to the Minister, said, the visit was critical to harvest the peculiarity of challenges in the respective area councils for informed recommendations to the Party.

Senator Wowo said the party is obliged to hear out the true feelings of the people in their domain to be able to proffer solutions to the party ahead of the FCT area council elections.

He said the APC has a duty to bring it’s people together and mobilized support for her party victory and the prosperity of the FCT, and it’s ideology of development which is evident in the territory.

He said, “We are soon going to embark on Area Council visitation by next week, to enable us to have an on the spot assessment of the situations and also talk to the stakeholders and other members of the Party at all levels in each of the area councils.

“Our party cannot afford to go to the polls with a divided house. You can see the level of the development of the Territory by our party, the All Progressives Congress. Is this infrastructural development not good?

“How can we deny our people the much desired progress that the APC is offering, for what we do not know? Therefore, we have to be proactive as a party and that is what we are doing.”

He said that the party know people are willing to work for the APC and are also aware that many members want the party to give them listening ears as they have valid issues to be raised for which they want to be settled, thus the party gave them the task and they would do their best as expected.