Minister Wike Allocates Abuja Old Parade Ground to APC for New Secretariat

Minister Wike Allocates Abuja Old Parade Ground to APC for New Secretariat

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has allocated a section of Abuja’s historic Old Parade Ground to the All Progressives Congress (APC), effectively granting the party permanent ownership of the land without the multibillion-naira statutory charges normally required for such allocation.

The Old Parade Ground, designed at the inception of Abuja as a communal arena for Independence Day parades, cultural festivals, sports events, and political gatherings, has now been carved out for the ruling party.

According to official records, on August 8, 2025, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) excised a two-hectare portion of the parade ground, registered as Plot 4742 in Cadastral Zone A01, Garki District, and handed it to the APC.

On the same day, both the right of occupancy and the certificate of occupancy were issued, a process that usually takes years to complete.

Currently, the APC operates from its Muhammadu Buhari House in Wuse II, Abuja. The party acquired the building in 2021 at a cost of ₦2.5 billion and named it after former President Muhammadu Buhari.

However, President Bola Tinubu had, at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on July 24, 2025, directed that a new, more befitting secretariat be constructed in Abuja.