FCT 2026: Low Turnout, Late Arrival of INEC Officials Mar Poll
Naija News • Feb 21
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area councils election scheduled for Saturday was marred by low voter turnout and late arrival of electoral officials.
Prior to the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had said that its target was for the election to commence by 8:00a.m.
However, while INEC officials arrived at voting centres within the city centre on time, the same could not be said of voting centres at the outskirts.
For instance, at Kogo Primary School, which has polling units 28, 29 and 30, INEC officials arrived at about 8:10a.m.
However, voting did not commence until 8:30a.m.
Similarly, there was late arrival of INEC Ad hoc staff and materials at Polling Unit 064 and 008, Lugbe Across. Observers, party agents, voters arrive...