Results of Saturdays’ local elections in the six council areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have started trickling in after voting ended at 2.30 p.m. in many units as scheduled.
Residents of the FCT cast their ballots on Saturday to elect the leadership of its six area councils.
The area councils are Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kwali, Kuje and the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
About 637 candidates from 17 political parties are vying for the 68 positions – 62 councillors and six area council chairpersons. Five of the area councils have 10 wards each, while AMAC has 12.
There are 1,680,315 registered voters in the territory but 1,587,025, who collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC), are expected to vote across 2,822 polling units in the six area councils, supported by 4,345 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines.
PREMIUM TIMES journalists deployed in all parts of the nation’s capital to observe the elections have given live updates on the voting process which started 8.30 a.m.
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Many polling units recorded low voter turnout.
Voting has now ended in many polling units while it continues in a few others to give those on the queue before the 2.30 p.m. to cast their ballots.
Follow our live updates thread below for prompt access to polling results as announced by designated electoral officers.
3:22 p.m.
PU: 006 Ushafa
Bwari
Bwari Area Council
Counting of ballots have been concluded at the polling.
Chairman
Invalid votes – 3
ZLP – 46
APC – 36
PDP – 10
ADC – 5
SDP – 1
Accord – 1
NNPP. – 1
Councillor
Invalid votes – 2
APC – 36
ZLP – 16
PDP – 41
ADP – 1
APGA – 1
SDP – 3
ADC – 2
Accord – 1
3:14 p.m.
PU: 005 Bwari/Ushafa
Bwari
Bwari Area Council
Counting of ballots has commenced at the polling unit following the close of voting.
Chairmanship
Invalid – 4
ZLP – 33
APC – 26
PDP – 8
ADC – 1
APGA – 2
SDP – 1
Councillor
Invalid – 1
APC – 27
ZLP – 14
PDP – 28
ADP – 3
APGA – 1
SDP – 1