Atiku: Low FCT Poll Turnout Signals Democratic Decline

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep concern over the low voter turnout recorded during Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections, describing it as a troubling reflection of Nigeria’s democratic health under President Bola Tinubu. Reacting to the polls on Sunday, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain pointed to turnout figures that…

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APC Candidate Wins Bwari Chairmanship in FCT Polls

  Joshua Ishaku of the All Progressives Congress has secured the chairmanship position in Bwari Area Council during the Federal Capital Territory’s area council elections, outpolling candidates from 15 other parties in a race that saw a notable pre-poll endorsement from a former rival. The Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer for Bwari, Mohammed Nurudeen,…

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APC Candidate Wins AMAC Chairmanship in FCT Elections

  Incumbent Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress has secured re-election as chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory’s local government polls, defeating challengers from 15 other parties with a substantial margin in a process hailed for its transparency by observers and agents present. The Independent National Electoral Commission…

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FCT Polls: PDP Candidate Wins Gwagwalada Chairmanship 

  Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party has clinched the chairmanship seat in Gwagwalada Area Council during the Federal Capital Territory’s local government elections, outpacing his main challenger from the All Progressives Congress in a contest marked by moderate voter participation and peaceful proceedings. The Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer for Gwagwalada, Philip…

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FCT Elections Under Tight Watch With Multi-Agency Forces

  Security forces fanned out across the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday as the area council elections got underway, with the police command deploying personnel to all polling units amid assurances of a peaceful process bolstered by reinforcements from national headquarters. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, confirmed the extensive mobilization during a briefing,…

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