Dare Babalola
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ini Ememobong, has expressed disappointment with the recently concluded FCT Area Council election, stating that numerous aspects of the process were flawed.
Ememobong made this statement during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’ on Monday.
The FCT area council election, conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the weekend, resulted in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) securing five councils, while the PDP won in Gwagwalada Area Council.
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.”
