The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has effectively been flushed out of the Federa Capital Territory (FCT) in the recently concluded Council elections for the six area councils.
The chairmanship of the six councils have now been shared by the All Progressives Congress (APC) which won in five councils while the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) held on to one.
The PDP, which was the dominant party at the councils, controlling at least five of the six councils, lost at all the six area councils where the election was eventually conducted.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier announced the result of two other area councils on Sunday, a day after the election was conducted.
Ibrahim Adamu Candido of APC won in AMAC with 27, 482 votes, Abdullahi Galadima won in Kuje with 15, 175 votes while Joseph Shazih won in Kwali Area Council with 15, 309 votes. The party’s candidates also won in Bwari and Abaji Area Councils.
However, APGA’s candidate, Adamu Mustapha was declared chairman-elect of Gwagwalada Area council with 15, 950 votes. He defeated the candidate of APC, Abubakar Jubril who got 14,569 votes.
Senate Minority Whip, Senator Philip Aduda, who represented FCT in the Senate on the platform of PDP, alleged sabotage against the party. He alleged that there were reports of sabotage against his party.
“We know that there are lots of sabotages that are being put in place so that there are delay so that where we have strongholds we might not have the opportunity and all that.” [myad]
