FCT Minister Wike Appoints New Aide

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of Mr Sani Musa Daura as his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol Matters.

Media reports that this was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka.

He described Sani Daura as a seasoned civil servant with over 30 years experience in the FCTA Protocol Department.

Daura, who became the Director, FCT Protocol Department in 2019, will retire from the Civil Service on January 24, 2026.

The appointment takes effect from the date of his retirement from the civil service.

Meanwhile, the Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the exclusion of candidates of the Labour Party (LP) from the forthcoming Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, slated for February 21.

Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgment delivered on Wednesday, declined to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the list of candidates submitted by the Labour Party for the election.

The court dismissed the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2110/2025, filed by the Labour Party and its candidates against INEC, on the ground that it was statute-barred.

Justice Lifu held that the case constituted a pre-election matter under the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and was not filed within the legally prescribed timeframe.

According to the court, while the suit was filed on October 7, 2025, the cause of action, INEC’s exclusion of LP candidates, occurred on October 22, 2025.