Abuja needs mayor, not minister – Aisha Yesufu

News Abuja needs mayor, not minister – Aisha Yesufu Published on February 20, 2026 By Matthew Atungwu googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu has said that the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, needs a mayor and not a minister. Yesufu said this in a statement posted on her verified X handle on Friday. Her comment came a few hours before the FCT Area Council election, where residents of the nation’s capital city would go to the polls and elect who would spearhead the activities of the six area councils. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); The co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirl, said, “Abuja needs a mayor! This nonsense appointment of a minister as the executive head of FCT needs to stop.” Reacting, an X user, @jayeobajaye said, “If we are even copying the American system of government then we should copy it as a whole and not the partial way that is leading us nowhere.” Don't Miss Deeply troubling – ADC chieftain Okai worried as AEDC announces power outage during FCT election You may like Movement restriction in Abuja as FCT elections hold Saturday FCT Polls: Shun financial inducement—Adebayo tells Abuja residents Police number one enemy of Nigerians – Aisha Yesufu on teargassing of protesters at NASS Focus on home development – Indigenes beg Gov Umo Eno over proposed Abuja housing estate Electricity supply gap: FG delivers 1 MW of clean energy to underserved Nigerians in Abuja Gov Soludo, Emeka Offor visit Tinubu in Abuja

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