FCT election: INEC hands over certificates of return to AMAC chairman, others

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, connected Wednesday presented certificates of instrumentality to the re-elected Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Christopher Maikalangu, and his Vice Chairman, Mohammed Nadabo, pursuing their triumph successful the February 21 Area Council elections successful the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

The presumption ceremony, held astatine INEC’s bureau successful Abuja, marked the ceremonial completion of the electoral process crossed the six country councils of the FCT.

In summation to the AMAC leadership, certificates were issued to 5 different country assembly chairmen and their deputies, arsenic good arsenic 62 councillors elected during the polls.

Speaking astatine the event, the FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner, Aminu Idris, described the elections arsenic peaceful and transparent, noting that the issuance of certificates signified the authoritative decision of the process.

“On behalf of the Commission, I congratulate each of you connected your triumph astatine the polls. I impulse you to respect your mandates arsenic a telephone to service the people,” Idris said.

“Your predetermination reflects the spot reposed successful you by the electorate. I promote you to discharge your duties with a beardown consciousness of work and enactment tirelessly to code the needs of your constituents.”

He besides praised cardinal stakeholders, including information agencies and politica...