FCT Poll: ‘I Won the Election Before 3PM, then Magic Happened’ – ADC’s Mo Claim

The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2026 Abuja Municipal Area Council election, Dr. Moses Paul Ogigi, has rejected the outcome of the poll announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Dr. Ogigi, popularly known as Dr. Mo, said he had already secured victory by 3pm on election day before events took a sudden turn.

Speaking during an interview on Arise News, he described the election as a painful experience that exposed deep problems in Nigeria’s democratic process.

According to him, the exercise did not reflect the true will of voters in the Federal Capital Territory.

He accused authorities of imposing curfews, tampering with results, and allowing widespread vote buying.

Dr. Ogigi also alleged that supporters of the ADC were intimidated and harassed at several polling units.

“This is why these particular elections that we just concluded will be a defining moment in the democratic journey for Nigeria,” he said on Arise News.

“Not because it reflects the will of the people, but because it exposes that obstacle that hangs in the way of the will of the people. I came into this particular race, hoping that, believing in democracy, believing in the resilience of the will of the people in Abuja, believing that, especially with the change in the INEC leadership, so I was hoping for something new.

“By 3pm I had already won the elections across board and then magic began to happen. And this is, this is a crazy thing. So not only do I reject the outcome of the results, but I also…it is so disheartening to see the imposition of curfew, to see the mutilations of result, to see how members of the ADC were harassed from different polling booths.

“And I’ve never seen a heightened level of vote buying like we’ve seen in this particular election.”

INEC had declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the chairmanship contest.

Dr. Ogigi said the conduct of the election has raised serious concerns about transparency and credibility.

He warned that if such practices continue, public trust in the electoral system would further decline.

However, the ADC candidate added that his party would study the results carefully and consider its next line of action.