FCT Council Polls: No further withdrawal, replacements of candidates, INEC declares

By Omeiza Ajayi

ABUJA: Ahead of the Saturday, 21st February 2026 Area Council Election successful the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has published the last database of candidates, declaring that, but successful the lawsuit of death, governmental parties tin nary longer retreat oregon regenerate their candidates.

INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun disclosed this successful a connection connected Monday successful Abuja.

He recalled that connected 18th August 2025, the Commission published the idiosyncratic particulars of candidates who emerged from primaries conducted by governmental parties for the 2026 FCT Area Council Election.

“A full of 17 Political Parties uploaded the particulars of their candidates (Form EC9) by the deadline of 6pm connected Monday 11th August 2025 and astatine the extremity of the play for withdrawal and substitution of candidates.

“Consequently, the Commission hereby publishes the last database of candidates that volition contention successful the 2026 FCT Area Council Election. The afloat database of the candidates by party, age, sex and world qualifications has been uploaded to our website and societal media platforms for nationalist information.

“With this publication, nary further withdrawal oregon replacement of candidates volition beryllium allowed but successful the lawsuit of decease of a campaigner oregon moving mate earlier Election Day arsenic provided by Section 34(1) of the Electoral Act”, helium stated.

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