2027: Kuje Council Chairman sparks controversy, tells anti-APC residents to leave

By Stanley Onyekwere

The Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, has stirred controversy after declaring that residents unwilling to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections should leave the area council.

Shekwolo made the remarks in a video circulating on social media, where he vowed to resist any attempt by residents within the council to campaign or vote against the ruling party or President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid.

The council chairman cited projects and developmental initiatives attributed to the Tinubu administration and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, as justification for his position.

According to him, residents benefiting from the administration’s projects should reciprocate by supporting the APC during the 2027 elections.

“I have said in my area council that it’s either you are for the APC or you leave the area council. I am not arguing about it at all,” Shekwolo said.

He added that he would not accept a situation where residents benefit from the activities of the President and FCT Minister but subsequently support another political party at the polls.

“You know why? I cannot have the Minister and the President doing what they are doing, then on the day of the election, you will now say you want to match me. I will not agree,” he said.

The chairman concluded by declaring: “It’s either you are with us or you are against us.”

His comments come amid growing political mobilization by the APC and opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections, with politicians across the country intensifying efforts to consolidate their support bases.

The remarks have also raised questions about political tolerance and the right of residents to freely choose their preferred candidates and political parties in an election.