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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant Gbenga Hashim has dismissed the All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council as “political illusion”.
Hashim, who spoke at a PDP stakeholders meeting in Abuja on Thursday, noted that most of the candidates who won the FCT polls, on the platform of the APC, were long-standing members of the opposition party.
According to him, some of the candidates allegedly switched loyalty to the ruling party under pressure, thereby giving a false impression that the APC is strong in the FCT.
The presidential hopeful said, “In reality, the contest was PDP versus PDP. What we witnessed was the deployment of massive resources and state institutions to manufacture the appearance of competition.”
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Hashim insisted that the FCT remains a traditional stronghold of the PDP and cautioned party members against what he described as engineered political narratives aimed at distorting the electoral reality in the territory.
He implored party supporters to remain united and committed to grassroots mobilisation, noting that authentic political strength derives from popular support rather than what he called manipulated outcomes.
The PDP chairman, FCT chapter, Alhaji Ismail Mohammed Dogara, while speaking at the meeting, which was attended by party chairmen from the six area councils, ward chairmen, among others, moved a motion reaffirming the chapter’s support for Hashim’s 2027 presidential aspiration.
The motion was seconded by a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, Honourable Isa Dobi, and received broad endorsement from attendees.
The stakeholders commended Hashim for his support of party candidates before and during the Area Council elections and called for the immediate release of party members allegedly detained by security agencies, claiming the arrests were intended to influence the electoral outcome.
