{"id":195811,"date":"2026-02-22T11:57:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T10:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fct-election-turaki-led-pdp-congratulates-winners"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:05:44","slug":"fct-election-turaki-led-pdp-congratulates-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/fct-election-turaki-led-pdp-congratulates-winners","title":{"rendered":"FCT election: Turaki-led PDP congratulates winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has congratulated successful candidates of the party in the just concluded Area Council Elections in the Federal Capital Territory<\/p>\n<p>The party specifically congratulated Chairman-elect of Gwagwalada Area Council, Mohammed Kasim, and the Councillors who have, so far been declared winners of the Saturday election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Sunday by the party\u2019s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong also revealed that the opposition party has \u201cset up a special Legal Team, headed by the National Legal Adviser, Shafi Bara\u2019u,Esq, to attend to candidates who have genuine complaints arising from these elections and to assist with post-election litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The party directed the candidates concerned to \u201cimmediately contact the National Legal Adviser for prompt action, as delay is fatal in election petition cases\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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 the electoral outcomes from elections conducted under this Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese Local Council polls may just be a foreshadowing of the forthcoming general elections in 2027, if changes are not urgently made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is time to correct the wrongdoing by the National Assembly and the President to save our democracy from collapse\u201d, the statement added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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