Festus Uwakhemen Asikhia (INEC lists him surname-first as Asikhia Uwakhemen Festus) is the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) candidate for the Federal Capital Territory Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). INEC lists him as a 46-year-old man whose declared qualification is a Master of Laws (LLM). He is an indigene of Edo State and an Abuja-based businessman: press profiles…
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Festus Uwakhemen Asikhia (INEC lists him surname-first as Asikhia Uwakhemen Festus) is the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) candidate for the Federal Capital Territory Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). INEC lists him as a 46-year-old man whose declared qualification is a Master of Laws (LLM). He is an indigene of Edo State and an Abuja-based businessman: press profiles describe him as founder and chief executive of the Festrut Group, whose Festrut Global Shelter Nigeria Limited he founded in 2010 to build housing estates in the FCT, and say he earlier served in the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Profile articles also list a B.Sc. in Sociology (Ambrose Alli University), an M.Sc. in Social Work (Health Management) from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, and an LLM from Liverpool John Moores University completed by May 2026. Press coverage styles him "Professor"; the academic appointments behind the title were not independently verified. Described by ThisDay as a former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, he met the ZLP national chairman Dan Nwanyanwu in Abuja on 1 June 2026 about the party's FCT Senate ticket, and the ZLP presented him as its FCT senatorial candidate at the end of June 2026. By 23 August 2026 he had received the party's certificate of return after a senatorial primary in Abuja at which delegates from the six area councils endorsed him (date and votes not reported). His stated agenda includes senatorial liaison offices in the six area councils, legislation separating the roles of the FCT senator and the FCT minister, and an end to overlapping taxes and levies in the territory.
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2010
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2010
Working lifeReviewed record
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Festrut Group (Festrut Global Shelter Nigeria Limited)
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Real estate / construction
Employment
Founder
Founded Festrut Global Shelter Nigeria Limited in 2010 (Daily Trust profile, 4 Jul 2026); founder and CEO (Blueprint: founder and board chairman) of the Festrut Group, with housing estates in the FCT (Karshi, Orozo, Katampe) and stated interests in construction, healthcare, logistics, education and consulting. Sources are profile articles; not confirmed against CAC records.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2027
Party primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
Zenith Labour Party · Federal Capital Territory · FCT
Primary result
Won
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Recorded winner
Festus Uwakhemen Asikhia
constituency: Federal Capital Territory Senatorial District · also listed as: Asikhia Uwakhemen Festus · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 20, p.49; INEC name: ASIKHIA UWAKHEMEN FESTUS; age 46; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): LLM · Primary: ZLP senatorial primary in Abuja at which delegates from the six Area Councils endorsed him; he…
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constituency: Federal Capital Territory Senatorial District · also listed as: Asikhia Uwakhemen Festus · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 20, p.49; INEC name: ASIKHIA UWAKHEMEN FESTUS; age 46; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): LLM · Primary: ZLP senatorial primary in Abuja at which delegates from the six Area Councils endorsed him; he then received the certificate of return (ThisDay, 23 Aug 2026). Primary date, votes and any opponents not reported. The ZLP had presented him as its FCT senatorial candidate in Abuja at the end of June 2026 (Leadership 30 Jun: "on Monday" = 29 Jun; ThisDay 1 Jul: "yesterday"), after a 1 June 2026 meeting with national chairman Dan Nwanyanwu (Tribune).
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Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Ambrose Alli University
B.Sc. Sociology · Sociology
Location
Ekpoma, Edo State
Institution
University
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Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
M.Sc. Social Work (Health Management) · Social work (health management)
Location
Ogbomoso, Oyo State
Institution
Masters
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Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Liverpool John Moores University
Master of Laws (LLM) · Law
Location
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Institution
Masters
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Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Party membershipReviewed record
Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)
Zenith Labour Party candidate for the FCT Senatorial District on INEC's final list (12 September 2026); met the ZLP national chairman about the ticket on 1 June 2026 and was presented as its candidate at the end of June 2026; date joined not found. ThisDay (1 July 2026) calls him a former APC chieftain; his APC membership dates were not found.
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Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
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