EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Federal Capital Territory Area Council Election held February 12th. This is the only
local government election overseen by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), with the rest being overseen by their respective States Electoral
Commissions. The FCT elections was conducted in all accredited polling units
throughout the six Area Councils to fill empty seats in 68 constituencies, including six
chairmanships and 62 councillorships. INEC declared that 14 political parties fielded
candidates for the slots. In the FCT’s 68 constituencies, 55 candidates contested for
Chairman, while 363 candidates contested for the position of Councillors. The number
of registered voters in the FCT are 1,373,492, while the number of polling units are
2,822, including the newly created 2,260. However, INEC stated that no materials or
officials were deployed to 593 of the newly established polling units because no voters
have yet been registered in those areas.
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