PDP presidential aspirant dismisses APC FCT wins

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has dismissed claims of electoral victories by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Speaking at a PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, Hashim argued that many of the candidates who emerged victorious on the APC platform were long-standing PDP members who […]

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has dismissed claims of electoral victories by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Speaking at a PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, Hashim argued that many of the candidates who emerged victorious on the APC platform were long-standing PDP members who allegedly switched parties under pressure, creating what he termed a false impression of APC strength in the territory.

“In reality, the contest was PDP versus PDP,” Hashim said. “What we witnessed was the deployment of massive resources and state institutions to manufacture the appearance of competition.”

He said  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.

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The FCT PDP Chairman, Alhaji Ismail Mohammed Dogara, moved a motion reaffirming the chapter’s support for Hashim’s 2027 presidential aspiration.