{"id":195817,"date":"2026-02-22T11:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T10:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fct-polls-pdp-inaugurates-legal-teams-for-petitions"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:06:37","slug":"fct-polls-pdp-inaugurates-legal-teams-for-petitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/fct-polls-pdp-inaugurates-legal-teams-for-petitions","title":{"rendered":"FCT Polls: PDP inaugurates legal teams for petitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has inaugurated legal teams for petition in the just concluded FCT Area Council election.<\/p>\n

This is as it congratulated successful candidates of election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<\/p>\n

This is contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, reports and video evidence abound where armed security personnel were used to cart away result sheets in polling units, intimidate voters, and unduly influence the outcome of the elections.<\/p>\n

The statement read, \u201cThe National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has congratulated successful candidates of the PDP in the Area Council Elections which were held in Abuja on February 21, 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe 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, INEC.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have set 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 litigations. They should immediately contact the National Legal Adviser for prompt action, as delay is fatal in election petition cases.<\/p>\n

\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. These Local Council polls may just be a foreshadowing of the forthcoming general elections in 2027, if changes are not urgently made.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is time to correct the wrongdoing by the National Assembly and the President to save our democracy from collapse,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has inaugurated legal teams for petition in the just concluded FCT Area Council election. This is as it congratulated successful candidates of election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. This is contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong. 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