Residents of Abuja on Saturday elected chairmen and councillors for the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Advertisement The Independent National … Continue reading FCT Area Council Elections In Photos
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Akinola Ajibola
Updated February 12, 2022
A combination of photos from some of the polling units of the area council election in Abuja on February 12, 2022. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun
A combination of photos from some of the polling units of the area council election in Abuja on February 12, 2022. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun
Residents of Abuja on Saturday elected chairmen and councillors for the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the exercise in Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Kwali, and Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
It is the only council poll conducted by the electoral umpire, and it takes place every three years. INEC also conducts bye-elections into vacant offices as the need arises.
INEC had published the final list of contenders in the polls, following the period for substitution and withdrawal of candidates as provided by law.
The names of 473 candidates sponsored by 14 political parties were approved. Of the figure, 110 candidates (chair and vice-chair) vied for the leadership of the six area councils while 363 candidates competed for 62 councillorship positions.
The photos below capture some of the high points at various polling units where the elections were held.
A photo shows a crowd of electorate at the venue of an election in Abuja on February 12, 2022. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
Residents wait in a queue to get accredited before casting their votes in the area council election in Abuja on February 12, 2022. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
This file photo shows a crowd of voters going through the INEC register to check for their names at one of the polling units of the area council election in Abuja on February 12, 2022. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
A woman casts her vote at one of the polling units of the area council election in Abuja on February 12, 2022. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
A voter casts his vote in the FCT council elections on February 12, 2022. Credit: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels Television.
A physically challenged man displays his voter’s cards at one of the polling units of the area council election in Abuja on February 12, 2022. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
This photo shows three women displaying their voter’s cards while waiting in a queue at a polling unit during the area council election in Abuja on February 12, 2022. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
An ad-hoc electoral official is seen at a polling unit during the area council election in Abuja on February 12, 2022. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
