Don’t Put Maikalangu And Wike On Collision Course – AMAC Leadership

• The AMAC leadership warned against pitting its chairman, Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, against the FCT minister and President Bola Tinubu
• Rumors of legal actions to make the FCT a state and restrict the FCT minister’s role were dismissed as baseless

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) leadership has warned detractors not to pit the chairman, Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, against the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and thus, President Bola Tinubu.

According to Kingsley Madaki, the AMAC chairman’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, there have been media reports that as a result of the Presidential Election Petition Court’s decision in favour of President Bola Tinubu, some Abuja natives are planning to approach the Federal High Court for an order mandating the federal government to allow the FCT to produce a governor and three senators, among other peculiarities of a state.

He stated that a rumour on social media was spreading that the FCT natives would file a motion on notice seeking an order of court restraining Barrister Nyesom Wike from parading himself as a minister of the FCT pending the hearing and determination of the suit.

We would have ignored the rumour for what it is: a total gibberish and balderdash, but for the wide acceptance it is gaining, hence the need for us to set the records straight and put the rumour mongers in check and to shame.

Since his election in February 2022, the Executive Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has focused on delivering democratic dividends to his people, regardless of the shenanigans of unscrupulous elements.

Even when his election was questioned and contested by the opposition, Hon Maikalangu, a law-abiding citizen, who has always believed in our judicial system, preached peace and trusted in the judicial process and was also declared winner of the AMAC election by the FCT Area Council Election Appeal Tribunal in October 2022, he said. 

According to Madaki, there is no justification for dragging Maikalangu into rumours by unscrupulous elements that he would leave his constitutional role as AMAC Chairman to administer the FCT as an administrator for whatever reason.

The Presidential Election Petition Court’s judgment has been delivered and dissatisfied parties have indicated interest in approaching the Supreme Court, which is always the acceptable avenue open for law-abiding citizens.

Therefore, it is a surprise that a supposed lawyer should be amplifying rumours by unscrupulous elements, thereby indirectly inciting violence, unrest, and anarchy by suggesting and encouraging the removal of the FCT Minister, who went through all the processes before being sworn in as the FCT minister.

It should also be noted that at no time did Honourable Maikalangu sanction any group to seek a temporary court order directing him to administer the FCT as an administrator pending the supposed hearing and determination of an elusive case for the FCT to produce a Governor and 3 Senators amongst other peculiarities of a state, he added.