₦airaland Forum

Seventy-four candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections are facing possible disqualification following unresolved leadership crises within the party.

This comes as the Labour Party has been completely shut out of the polls, having presented no candidates on the final list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on September 22, 2025.

With the Area Council elections scheduled for February 21, 2026, INEC documents show that out of the 16 registered political parties, only the LP currently has no candidate cleared for the exercise.

The FCT has 68 elective positions, comprising six chairmanship seats and 62 councillorship positions across Abuja Municipal Area Council, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Abaji, and Kwali.

Although the PDP submitted a full slate of 74 candidates — 12 for chairmanship and vice-chairmanship positions and 62 for councillorship seats — the legitimacy of those nominations is now under legal threat

The LP’s exclusion stems from a protracted leadership tussle between the Julius Abure-led faction and the Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee, backed by the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti.

INEC has refused to recognise the national convention held in Nnewi, which re-elected Abure, insisting that his tenure had expired.

trutharena:
E don tire Alex Otti to be paying Peter Obi and his faction support.

Melezenawii:
Otti will soon return to his father's house APC, where he was brought up

fergie001:
PDP is not affected because names of candidates to contest were published on 22nd September 2025, prior to the artificial crisis created.

yarimo:
Alex otti is not welcome to APC, his performance as governor is poor.

Melezenawii:
When a child is not performing very well despite the effort of the parent, what will you do?

Answer: You change the School of the Child

Anither563:
The crisis in PDP is actually a blessing for the Labour Party. They should have used this opportunity to resolve their own crisis. Now they will be seen as a party with no followership and this will help in debunking the myth that they are a formidable party.

May God bless Nigeria for ever!

trutharena:
E don tire Alex Otti to be paying Peter Obi and his faction support.

Hoelujohn:
Atiku and ADC are the major beneficiaries of all this Wike troubles

yarimo:
Alex otti is not welcome to APC, his performance as governor is poor.

yarimo:
Alex otti is not welcome to APC, his performance as governor is poor.

Drshobz:
Sense is very far from you

Which APC government do you want to compare with Alex otti ?

trutharena:
E don tire Alex Otti to be paying Peter Obi and his faction support.

yarimo:
Alex otti is not welcome to APC, his performance as governor is poor.

Chegesnd:
Bulk vote for ADC loading ............!
Thank God my PVC is in my pocket!

Melezenawii:
https://punchng.com/fct-poll-pdp-faces-disqualification-as-inec-excludes-lp/

ORIGENAL:
Why una no dey try get sense just for one day even on Sunday like dis

yarimo:
Alex otti is not welcome to APC, his performance as governor is poor.