FCT polls: Emefiele decries low voter turnout

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Programmes Officer of Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, David Emefiele, has decried debased elector turnout successful the conscionable concluded FCT Area Council election.

Speaking connected Arise Television, monitored by DAILY POST connected Sunday, Emefiele said determination was a immense disparity betwixt accredited, registered, and existent voters.

DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, conducted the FCT country assembly elections connected February 21, 2026.

The Commission connected Sunday declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winners successful AMAC, Bwari, Kwali and Abaji Areas Councils. The campaigner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won successful Gwagwalada Area Council portion Kuje is being awaited.

Reacting, Emefiele said, “We witnessed a immense disparity betwixt accredited, registered, and existent voters.

“There was besides a batch of disorder regarding polling units due to the fact that determination was a alteration of polling units hours earlier the election, with nary connection from INEC, which was compounded by the imposed curfew successful FCT.”

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