‘It’s Not Vote Buying’: APC Chairman Defends Wike’s N10m Reward

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has defended the N10 million reward promised by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to councillors who secure victory for President Bola Tinubu and other APC candidates in their wards during the 2027 general elections.
Yilwatda dismissed suggestions that the offer amounted to vote buying, insisting that the money was a post-election reward designed to motivate councillors to deliver their respective wards for the ruling party.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, the APC chairman said the promise was directed at about 60 councillors in the FCT and wo...