The National Working Committee of the of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed what it described as “utter dismay” over the news of the withdrawal or stepping down of some Chairmanship Candidates of the Party from the scheduled Saturday, February 21, 2026 Area Councils elections in the Federal Capital Territory.
The opposition Party stressed that democracy thrives on healthy electoral contests, not forced or induced melodramatic consensus, as currently witnessed in the build-up to the FCT local council elections.
The PDP in a statement by Comrade Ini Ememobong, National Publicity Secretary, described the action as anti-democratic in every sense, thus totally condemned.
Ememobong particularly noted that as sad as the development is, it is a pointer to the type of voodoo democracy being promoted by those parading themselves as leaders of the PDP, whose only interest is to ‘hold’ the party for President Bola Tinubu.
In the words of Ememobong; “This is a exactly what they intended to do to Nigerians, when close to the Presidential elections, they can compel, induce or cajole all the other candidates to step down or withdraw for the President to have a smooth sail back to Aso Rock Villa, despite the abysmal performance of his administration.
“It was for ignoble, reckless and shameless acts like these that we excommunicated them from our party, in order to rebuild a strong opposition party, prepared for a struggle to return to power by 2027,” he emphasised.
However, the PDP urged voters to go to the polls prepared to protect their votes and ensure that Presiding Officers transmit Form EC8A immediately after announcing the result at the polling unit.
