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FCT Polls: Wike hails peaceful conduct, commends voters and security agencies
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described the FCT area council elections as peaceful, commending residents for their orderly conduct during the exercise. Wike made the remarks on Saturday after monitoring voting activities in parts of the territory, including Garki, Karu Chief’s Palace, Karshi, Kabusa and Ketti. While expressing satisfaction with the calm atmosphere, the minister…
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FCT Poll: Results from polling units (LIVE UPDATES)
Voting has ended in some polling units across FCT Abuja, where residents are casting their votes to elect local government officials for the next four years. Western Post reported that voting began around 8:30 AM in many of the 5,720 polling units across the six area councils: Abaji, AMAC, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Kwali. Earlier, this newspaper reported that the…
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FCT Polls: INEC chair praises orderly, peaceful conduct of area council elections
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections, describing the exercise as peaceful, orderly, and efficient. Amupitan spoke with journalists on Saturday after monitoring voting activities at several polling units within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). He commended the performance…
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JUST IN: FCT Polls: PDP, YPP agents allege vote buying in Gwagwalada
Agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Young Progressives Party (YPP) have raised concerns over alleged vote buying and ballot irregularities in several polling units in Gwagwalada Area Council during the ongoing FCT local government elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the allegations were reported at polling units including Better Life, UBE, and Kotangora, where party…
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FCT Polls: Abaji voters frustrated over missing names on register
Many residents in Abaji Area Council have expressed frustration after discovering that their names were missing from the voter register during the ongoing local government elections in the Federal Capital Territory. Some voters described the situation as “very discouraging.” Hajia Shittu Ramat said she visited several polling units despite fasting, only to find that her name was absent from the…
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FCT Polls: AMAC chairman praises voting process, urges improved logistics
The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the ongoing Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections, describing the exercise as smooth and well-managed. Maikalangu, who is seeking re-election, spoke to journalists shortly after casting his vote at Polling Unit 004, Garki Village, on Saturday. He commended the efficiency of the…
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FCT Polls: Low voter turnout reported in Bwari and Kuje Area councils
The ongoing area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded low voter turnout in parts of Bwari and Kuje, with only a few residents observed at polling units early in the day. Correspondents monitoring the exercise reported sparse voter presence at LEA Primary School, Kubwa, and Kayada Primary School, Kuje, as of 8:30 a.m. At Polling Unit 078,…
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FCT Polls: Residents show indifference as voting begins
As voting commenced across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), many residents, particularly in the city centre, appeared largely indifferent to the exercise. The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had earlier declared a work-free day and announced a 22-hour restriction of movement ahead of the elections. In a special broadcast, the minister stated that movement within the…
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FCT Polls: INEC records early arrival of election materials at city centre
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday recorded the early arrival of election materials and ad hoc staff at the city centre for the Area Council elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as of 8:15 a.m., all polling units visited within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) were set for the commencement of voting. Security agencies,…
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2026 FCT Polls: 17 political parties in grassroots battle (Live Updates)
Voters in Abuja will go to the polls today to elect new chairpersons who will oversee the local governments for the next four years. A total of 637 candidates with two women from 17 political parties are contesting 68 positions — 62 councillors and six area council chairmanships will be on the ballot for the grassroots elections, which observers have…
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