The Pathfinder
Monday February 23, 2026
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The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ini Ememobong, says a lot of things went wrong in the just concluded FCT Area Council election.
Ememobong made this statement on Monday in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)conducted bye elections in Rivers, Kano and the FCT area council election over the weekend.
In FCT, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won five of the councils while PDP won a council. The APC also won Rivers and Kano bye elections.
Reacting, the national spokesman of the PDP said, “A lot of things went wrong in that election and preparatory to it. The curfew, which all critical stakeholders had said was absolutely unnecessary, having a 22-hour curfew before an election, could also have had an impact.
“There was also dissonance between what the minister said and what the FCT police command said.
“At the end of the day, the minister is not a voter in the FCT, but he was on parade. We need to remind Mr Minister (Wike) that he is not the governor of the FCT. The crowd he was carrying alone could compromise election integrity, and there are many factors we need to fix.
“If this is a foreshadowing of what 2027 would be, opposition parties are already meeting and will soon come out with a joint position. Elections cannot just be a date on the calendar; elections must reflect the will of the people.”
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