By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, arrived Dubai to attend the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum (2025AP,, a global business dialogue this week.
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, made this known in a statement issued from Dubai on Monday.
Wike, who left Abuja on Sunday, arrived Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), at about 4: am on Monday.
He was received by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Dubai, Ambassador Zayyanu Ibrahim, and other officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration who had arrived earlier.
The officials ahead of the Minister’s arrival are the Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Engr Richard Yunana Dauda, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Legal and Multilateral Cooperation, Benedict Daudu, Director, Department of Development and Control, Mukhtar Galadima, Director Engineering Services, Engr Chuks Udeh and Director of Protocol, Sani Musa Daura.
On Tuesday morning, the Minister will lead a discussion panel on the business dialogue in which he will field questions on the FCT and also interact with Mayors of other capital cities during the summit.
According to the event’s organizers, the 2025APCS will deliver long-term value for cities and businesses seeking trade and investment opportunities in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and beyond.
The event, which is an initiative of Brisbane City Council, Australia, is one of the most diverse convenings of mayors, city leaders, business executives, and young professionals worldwide.
