FCT: Recognise Yebu as third class chiefdom, YCDA begs Wike

The Yebu Community Development Association (YCDA), Abuja Thursday appealed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to approve a  third-class chiefdom at present being initiated for Yebu Ward.

The affiliation pleaded that it needs to be awarded to the Yebu neighborhood, the Ward’s historic and administrative centre.

Speaking on behalf of the individuals of Yebu, the president of the affiliation, Dr. Sunday A. Yaro, mentioned: “We need to respect the FCT Minister for his big strides, particularly in infrastructure and for just lately elevating our conventional establishments. We hereby formally request that the third-class chieftaincy at present being initiated for Yebu Ward be awarded to the Yebu neighborhood.

“We perceive that the grading will probably be introduced within the coming days, and that Leda, a neighborhood that has lengthy seemed to Yebu for management, has as a substitute been chosen. We take into account this choice to have been pushed by error quite than by historical past or benefit.

“We raise the matter peacefully and in good faith with the expectation that it can still be corrected before any announcement is made.”

He mentioned the third-class chieftaincy grading throughout the FCT is throughout the duty of the FCT Administration and FCT Council of Chiefs. He famous that in March 2026, the Minister,  Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, permitted upgrades throughout the Council of Chiefs, together with the elevation of the Etsu of Kwali to First-class, and permitted a Third-class chiefdom for the Gbari conventional chief in Gwagwalada West (Dobi), on the request of the chairman-elect.

“We welcome this development. Since recognition in the FCT has proceeded through request and recommendation, it is even more important that the facts concerning each candidate be examined fairly before any grading is announced,”.

Dr. Yaro famous that Yebu is a principal neighborhood in Yebu Ward, which additionally bears its identify, explaining that Yebu additionally serves because the Ward polling unit and administrative reference level.

He identified that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has designated the LEA Primary School Yebu as the gathering centre for Ward 3, pleading with the minister to, as a listening individual, look into the potential of upgrading Yebu to a chiefdom with a third-class standing.