FCT Council Election: PDP Heads To Court, Alleges Manipulation

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has disclosed that it’s prepared to challenge the FCT Council elections results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The opposition part has therefore constituted a special legal team , headed by its National Legal Adviser, Shafi Bara’u, Esq to challenge the results in the court.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said in a statement on Sunday that the PDP was not satisfied with the outcome of the election, accusing election officials and security agencies of compromising the election to favour the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

The ruling party, according to the results announced by the Prof. Amupitan-led had declared APC winner of five Councils, while tPC won the Abuja Municipal Area Council,

The APC based on the rsults announced by INEC, won in Abaji, Bwari, Kwali and Kujehe Council areas.

But the PDP said the election was compromised, and as such will seek redress in the court of law. The party also congratulated the only PDP candidate that emerged winner in the Chairmanship election, Mohammed Kasim, saying the party is happy because its candidate won despite alleged manipulation and fraud, including cases of vote buying which took place during the election.

“We specifically congratulate the chairman-elect of Gwagwalada Area Council, Mohammed Kasim, and the councillors who have been declared successful by the Independent National Electoral Commission,” the party said.

“This victory, though less in number than we anticipated, is particularly gladdening because it is against the background of unprecedented intimidation, high-powered money politics and brazen executive brigandage.

“Reports and video evidence abound where armed security personnel were used to cart away result sheets at polling units, intimidate voters and unduly influence the outcome of the elections.

“The incredible voter apathy in these polls is a direct response to the anti-people Electoral Act 2026, where the people have completely lost faith in electoral outcomes conducted under this Act.

“These local council polls may just be a foreshadowing of the forthcoming general elections in 2027 if changes are not urgently made.”

Apart from the FCT, the ruling APC also recorded victories in the bye elections conducted by INEC in Rivers and Kano states last Saturday.