{"id":195758,"date":"2026-02-21T21:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T20:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wikes-aide-mocks-adc-chieftains-over-fct-election"},"modified":"2026-02-21T22:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:52:00","slug":"wikes-aide-mocks-adc-chieftains-over-fct-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/wikes-aide-mocks-adc-chieftains-over-fct-election","title":{"rendered":"Wike&#8217;s Aide Mocks ADC Chieftains Over FCT Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lere Olayinka, the spokesman for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has mocked chieftains of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, over the ongoing area council elections.<\/p>\n<p>Olayinka stated that the ADC under Atiku and Obi \u201cisn\u2019t winning anything\u201d in the current council election.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on X, he wrote: \u201cE dey be like say Atiku and Peter Obi\u2019s ADC isn\u2019t winning anything in this FCT Area Council Elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and incumbent Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu, secured victory in his polling unit.<\/p>\n<p>Results showed that Maikalangu won with 229 votes, defeating his closest rival, Dr. Moses Paul of the ADC, who received 15 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Maikalangu, who cast his ballot earlier in the day, spoke to journalists about the voting experience, praising the efficiency of the process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Lere Olayinka, the spokesman for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has mocked chieftains of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, over the ongoing area council elections. Olayinka stated that the ADC under Atiku and Obi \u201cisn\u2019t winning anything\u201d in the current council election. 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