The Peoples Democratic Party in Borno State has withdrawn from the state’s local government elections scheduled for Saturday, December 13.

The party cited lack of trust in the electoral body and the high cost of expression of interest and nomination forms as its reason for withdrawal.

This was contained in a Friday statement released by the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Amos Adziba.

Adziba stated that the decision was reached at a recent State Executive Committee (SEC) meeting held in Maiduguri.

The statement was titled “Why we’re boycotting Borno LG polls.”

It alleged that the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC) did not provide opposition parties with sufficient reasons to trust the credibility and fairness of the elections.

The statement read; “The leading opposition People’s 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.”

He further stated that “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.”

Another concern raised by the party was the failure of the government to amend the electoral bill to allow councilor election results to be announced 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.