Wike Pledges FCT UBEC Job For Ex-PDP Candidate Who Stepped Down For APC

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has promised to recommend Julius Adamu, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship candidate in Bwari Area Council, to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as chairman of the FCT Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).
Wike made the pledge during a town hall interactive meeting in Bwari last week, in recognition of Adamu’s decision to step down from the area council chairmanship race in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate ahead of the February 2026 election.
In a video posted on Monday on the X handle of his media aide, Lere Olayinka, the minister described Adamu as a formidable candi...