FCT poll: Low voter turnout worrisome – Ezenwa Nwangwu

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Ezenwa Nwangwu, chairman of the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa, expressed concern over low voter turnout in the recent Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections. He noted that while observers described the elections as peaceful, turnout was especially low in suburban areas where many registered voters could not vote due to curfew restrictions. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won five of the six area councils, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winning in Gwagwalada. Nwangwu urged citizens to fulfill their civic responsibility by voting, warning that abstention effectively supports other outcomes.

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