Traditional rulers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have announced that they will back President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, in return for the first‑class upgrade of their thrones and the establishment of a full civil service in the territory.
At a Rainbow Coalition Stakeholders’ meeting in Kwali, the Etsu of Kwali, Luka Ayedoo Nizassan III, spoke on behalf of the Council of Chiefs. He said that four graded chiefs, 15 district heads and community representatives had been mobilised to show their commitment to the pledge.
“Politics is a game of demand and supply. It was in this town hall that we made demands. At commissioning grounds and groundbreaking events, we made demands, and those demands have been met. It is our turn to supply,” the monarch told Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike.
He praised the legal framework that created a full‑fledged civil service in the FCT, citing the appointments of Florence Okonkwo as Permanent Secretary in the Transportation Secretariat and a Kwali indigene as Acting Director of Works. “Today, we have a civil service with promising career opportunities, a civil service that allows our people to rise to the highest levels of the career structure,” he said.
The Etsu also highlighted the tax reforms of the Tinubu administration, which lifted the FCT’s internally generated revenue from about N9 billion to over N40 billion. The additional funds have enabled the Area Councils to clear outstanding salaries, build roads and execute development projects. Roads completed under the reforms include the Dr Ladi Kwali Road, the Sukuku‑Yangoji Road and the A2‑Pai, Pai‑Gwagwalada, Gwagwalada‑Dafa and Dafa‑Yangoji roads, which now connect four to five political wards in Kwali and are expected to link two more wards to the central ward when finished.
<small>Source: Vanguard News — read the original story there.</small>
