Area council elections: Wike lauds peaceful conduct, voter turnout in satellite towns

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, has commended the peaceful behaviour of Saturday’s chairmanship and councillorship elections crossed the six Area Councils successful the Federal Capital Territory.

The minister, who personally monitored the election, besides expressed restitution with residents’ participation, noting that though elector turnout was debased successful the metropolis centre, the ample fig of residents successful the outer towns who came retired to ballot for candidates of their prime was impressive.

He said, “We convey God that everyplace is peaceful. The occupation we person is debased elector turnout, peculiarly successful the cities, and that has ever been the case. But going circular immoderate of the outer towns, you tin spot that it is rather impressive.

“Coming to this polling portion (Ketti Primary School), you tin spot the monolithic turnout here, arsenic with different polling units successful outer towns we visited. It is unfortunate that successful the metropolis determination is precise debased turnout. It is ever the case.

“What’s important is that the predetermination is peaceful, nary violence, nary snatching of ballot papers oregon ballot boxes.”

He commended information agencies successful the FCT arsenic good arsenic the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for what helium described arsenic a occupation good done.

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