A civil society organisation, Yiaga Africa, on Saturday scored the conduct of the 2026 Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, citing logistical lapses, poor voter turnout and incidents of vote buying. In its preliminary statement on the polls conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission across the six area councils of the FCT, Yiaga Africa Executive Director, Samson Itodo explaied that though the election was largely peaceful, significant administrative shortcomings undermined the process. The elections were held to fill six chairmanship positions and 62 councillorship seats across the Abuja Municipal Area Council, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Abaji and Kwali. Itodo disclosed that the CSO deployed trained and accredited roving observers across the 62 wards of the FC...