The Peoples Democratic Party in Borno State has withdrawn from the state’s local government elections scheduled for Saturday, December 13.
PDP cited a lack of confidence in the electoral commission and the high costs of expression of interest and nomination forms as reasons for its withdrawal.
PDP’s state Publicity Secretary, Amos Adziba, said in a statement on Friday, that the decision was made during a recent State Executive Committee meeting in Maiduguri.
The statement titled, “Why We’re Boycotting Borno LG Polls,” accused the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC) of failing to give opposition parties adequate assurance of the elections’ credibility and fairness.
The statement read, “The leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno State has disclosed that it won’t participate in the December 13th, 2025 local government elections in the state because of high cost of expression of interest and nomination forms as well as lack of trust in the electoral body.
“The decision was reached at the party’s State Executive Committee (SEC) meeting held in Maiduguri, the state capital.”
In a communique following the meeting, Adziba outlined several reasons for the party’s withdrawal, citing a lack of trust in BOSIEC and the ruling All Progressives Congress.
He said, “The BOSIEC did not give the opposition parties substantial reasons to build confidence in the credibility and fairness of the election.
“PDP alleged that the state electoral body is unmindful of the harsh prevailing economic challenges in the country by demanding high purchase of expression of interest and nomination forms.”
The party also expressed concern over the government’s failure to amend the electoral bill to enable councilor results to be declared at the ward level and chairmanship results at local government headquarters.
“Since the state government has not amended the bill, it means that it will be business as usual for the APC to ambush other political parties with electoral frauds,” he said.
