The Borno State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) has defined its determination to boycott the upcoming native authorities elections scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2025.
In a press release issued to journalists in Maiduguri on Friday by Amos Adziba, the get together’s State Publicity Secretary, the PDP stated it will not take part, citing issues over the legitimacy and equity of the electoral course of.
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Adziba stated, “The main opposition get together in Borno State, the PDP, has disclosed that it’ll not take part within the December 13, 2025, native authorities elections because of the excessive value of expression of curiosity and nomination kinds, in addition to a scarcity of belief within the electoral physique.”
The choice was reached on the get together’s State Govt Committee (SEC) assembly held in Maiduguri, the state capital.
He added, “The PDP listed a number of causes for its withdrawal from the elections, together with a scarcity of belief within the Borno State Impartial Electoral Fee (BOSIEC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The BOSIEC has not supplied opposition events with substantial causes to construct confidence within the credibility and equity of the election.
“The PDP additionally alleged that the state electoral physique is unmindful of the tough prevailing financial challenges within the nation by demanding excessive charges for expression of curiosity and nomination kinds.”
One other concern raised by the get together was the federal government’s failure to amend the Electoral Act to permit election outcomes for councillor positions to be introduced on the ward stage and people for chairmanship positions on the native authorities headquarters.
“For the reason that authorities has not amended the Act, it means will probably be enterprise as typical for the APC to ambush different political events with electoral fraud,” he added.
