Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has his support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Abuja Municipal Area Council Chairmanship seat in the February 2026 council polls, Christopher Maikalangu.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, had last week, authorised the commencement of campaigns ahead of the area council elections.

However, in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, INEC said the campaigns will begin on the 24th of September, 2025, and end at midnight on the 19th of February, 2026.

Maikalangu, chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council had clinched the APC ticket ahe...