Tag: FCT Polls

FCT Polls: ‘Democracy under siege; Tinubu suffocating Nigeria’ – Atiku

Aminu Imam
Atiku on FCT polls

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep concern over the low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, describing it as a troubling sign for the nation’s democracy. The chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) said the turnout — which averaged below 20 percent, with just 7.8 percent recorded in Abuja Municipal Area Council — reflects growing public disillusionment with Nigeria’s political system. According to Atiku, the weak participation is not accidental but the result of what he described as a political climate marked by…

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FCT Polls: Supreme, Appeal Courts defy Wike’s public holiday

Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday held proceedings as scheduled despite the public holiday declared by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, ahead of today’s Area Council elections. The FCT Administration had yesterday announced February 20, as a work-free day to enable residents to travel to their respective council areas to participate in the local government polls slated for today, February 21. While most offices under the FCT Civil Service complied with the directive, Nigeria’s two highest appellate courts opened and…

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FCT Polls: PDP faces mass disqualification; as INEC removes LP

Aminu Imam
PDP on FCT polls

Ahead of the February 21, 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, dozens of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates face possible disqualification, while the Labour Party (LP) has been completely excluded from the race. INEC’s final list of candidates, released on September 22, 2025, shows that the Labour Party (LP) has no cleared candidates for the polls, making it the only one of Nigeria’s 16 registered parties absent from the FCT elections. The PDP, which submitted 74 candidates for the six chairmanship, six vice-chairmanship and 62 councillorship seats, is…

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