Abuja Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Federal Capital Territory Administration === The Federal Capital Territory is headed by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, who is appointed by the central government. The Federal Capital Territory Minister appoints members to the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Daily Post |date=2015-11-16 |title=Natives tasks new FCT Minister on development of Abuja satellite towns, rural areas |url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/11/16/natives-tasks-new-fct-minister-on-development-of-abuja-satellite-towns-rural-areas/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wande |first=S.-Davies |date=2017-09-19 |title=FCT minister appoints mandates secretariats, political appointees |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fct-minister-appoints-mandates-secretariats-political-appointees/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abuchi |first=Joe |date=2022-09-08 |title=FCT Minister makes six new appointments |url=https://authorityngr.com/2022/09/08/fct-minister-makes-six-new-appointments/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The Authority News |language=en-US}}</ref> The Federal Capital Territory's ministers have been as follows: *Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun 1976β1979<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/how-nigeria-is-shared-under-jonathan/|title=How Nigeria is shared under Jonathan|work=Vanguard News|access-date=25 May 2015|date=5 November 2011}}</ref> *John Jatau Kadiya, 1979β1982<ref>{{Cite book|last=CM|first=Michael I. Edem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyeRDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT5|title=Dominic Ignatius Ekandem 1917β1995|date=30 September 2018|publisher=Book Venture Publishing LLC|isbn=978-1-64348-423-5|language=en}}</ref> *Iro Abubakar Dan Musa, 1982β1983<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z9cxAQAAIAAJ&q=Iro+Abubakar+Dan+Musa,+1982%E2%80%931983+-wikipedia|title=New Times|date=1983|publisher=New Breed Organisation Limited|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Adegun|first=Aanu|date=28 December 2018|title=FLashback: Cabinet of Shehu Shagari in 1983|url=https://www.legit.ng/1212310-flashback-cabinet-shehu-shagari-1983.html|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Legit.ng β Nigeria news.|language=en}}</ref> *Haliru Dantoro, 1983β1984<ref>{{cite web|date=9 January 2016|title=Monarchs who passed on in 2015|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/monarchs-who-passed-on-in-2015/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=CM|first=Michael I. Edem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyeRDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT31|title=Dominic Ignatius Ekandem 1917β1995|date=30 September 2018|publisher=Book Venture Publishing LLC|isbn=978-1-64348-423-5|language=en}}</ref> *[[Mamman Jiya Vatsa]], 1984 β December 1985<ref>{{cite web|date=5 March 2020|title=34th memorial: How IBB executed Vatsa, wife narrates last moments -|url=https://www.thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2020/03/05/34th-memorial-how-ibb-executed-vatsa-wife-narrates-last-moments/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=The NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ugah|first=Ada|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vuRHAAAAYAAJ&q=Mamman+Jiya+Vatsa,+1984+%E2%80%93+December+1985+-wikipedia|title=In the Beginning: Chinua Achebe at Work|date=1990|publisher=Heinemann Educational Books (Nig.) Limited|isbn=978-978-129-175-3|language=en}}</ref> *[[Hamza Abdullahi]], 1986β1989<ref>{{cite web|date=3 January 2019|title=Hamza Abdullai, ex-governor of Kano, is dead|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/303893-hamza-abdullai-ex-governor-of-kano-is-dead.html|access-date=2021-06-29|language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[Gado Nasko]], 1989β1993<ref>{{cite web|last=Ibrahim|first=Umar|date=17 June 2021|title=Gado Nasko: A soldier, technocrat & elder statesman|url=https://www.blueprint.ng/gado-nasko-a-soldier-technocrat-elder-statesman/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Jeremiah Timbut Useni]], 1993β1998<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9lwuAQAAIAAJ&q=Jeremiah+Timbut+Useni,+1993%E2%80%931998+-wikipedia|title=Newswatch|date=2004|publisher=Newswatch Communications Limited|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=8 March 2019|title=The Black Monk|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/03/08/the-black-monk/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=thisdaylive.com|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Mamman Kontagora]], 1998β1999<ref>{{cite web|date=30 May 2013|title=Former minister Mamman Kontangora dies at 69|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/former-minister-mamman-kontangora-dies-at-69/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> *Ibrahim Bunu, 1999β2001<ref>{{Cite book|last=Onoja|first=Adagbo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-UhAaN_McAC&q=Ibrahim+Bunu,+1999%E2%80%932001+-wikipedia|title=Plying the Foreign Pitch: 2000β2001|date=1999|publisher=Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs|language=en}}</ref> *[[Mohammed Abba Gana]], 2001β2003<ref>{{cite web|last=Blueprint|date=18 June 2021|title=Mohammed Abba Gana, Musa Elayo: Where are they now?|url=https://www.blueprint.ng/mohammed-abba-gana-musa-elayo-where-are-they-now-2/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai]], 2003 β May 2007<ref>{{cite web|date=19 August 2020|title=2023 Presidency: Check Out Top 7 Candidates That Could Succeed Buhari β AbaCityBlog|url=https://abacityblog.com/2023-presidency-check-out-top-7-candidates-that-could-succeed-buhari/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=abacityblog.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=6 June 2021|title=El-Rufai's option and strategic ambiguity|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/el-rufais-option-and-strategic-ambiguity/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=The Sun Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Aliyu Modibo]], 2007β2008<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z0wuAQAAIAAJ&q=Aliyu+Modibo,+2007%E2%80%932008+-wikipedia|title=Tell|date=2009|publisher=Tell Communications Limited|language=en}}</ref> *[[Adamu Aliero]], 2008β2010 *[[Bala Mohammed|Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed]], 2010β2015<ref>{{cite web|date=16 January 2021|title=Coalition in S-South tasks Bauchi Governor 'Bala' to contest 2023 presidency|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/01/coalition-in-s-south-tasks-bauchi-governor-bala-to-contest-2023-presidency/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=6 January 2019|title=In Bauchi, APC Still Holds the Ace|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/01/06/in-bauchi-apc-still-holds-the-ace/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=thisdaylive.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=3 January 2019|title=Titanic battle in Bauchi as Abubakar faces PDP's Bala Mohammed|url=https://guardian.ng/politics/titanic-battle-in-bauchi-as-abubakar-faces-pdps-bala-mohammed/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=The Guardian Nigeria News β Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2 June 2019|title=Profiles of Nigeria's 12 first-time Governors and their states' recent IGRs|url=https://nairametrics.com/2019/06/02/profiles-of-nigerias-12-first-time-governors-and-their-states-recent-igr/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Nairametrics|language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[Mohammed Musa Bello|Mohammed Bello]], 2015β2023<ref>{{cite web|date=11 February 2021|title=Analysis: How safe is FCT? 27 kidnapped in 2021 already|url=https://www.thecable.ng/analysis-how-safe-is-fct-27-kidnapped-in-2021-already|access-date=2021-06-29|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=13 November 2020|title=Reps confront FCT Minister over Numerous Abandoned Projects|url=http://nigerianobservernews.com/2020/11/reps-confront-fct-minister-over-numerous-abandoned-projects/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Nigerian Observer|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Nyesom Wike]], 2023βpresent<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uproar In Abuja As Minister, Nyesom Wike Orders Task Force To Destroy 500 Impounded Commercial Motorcycles {{!}} Sahara Reporters |url=https://saharareporters.com/2023/08/31/uproar-abuja-minister-nyesom-wike-orders-task-force-destroy-500-impounded-commercial |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=saharareporters.com}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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