FCT poll: Low voter turnout worrisome – Ezenwa Nwangwu

Chairman of the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre successful Africa, Ezenwa Nwangwu, has described arsenic worrisome the debased elector turnout successful the precocious concluded FCT Area Council Election.

Nwangwu spoke connected Monday erstwhile helium featured connected Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’.

Recall that the FCT country assembly predetermination was held implicit the weekend, with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, clinching 5 of the councils. PDP, however, won successful Gwagwalada Area Council.

There were reports of debased elector turnout from assorted polling units crossed the six country councils of the FCT.

Reacting, Nwangwu said, “Observers hold the elections were peaceful successful FCT’s six country councils. However, elector turnout was low, particularly successful cosmopolitan areas wherever radical enactment successful the metropolis but unrecorded successful suburbs.

“Many registered voters couldn’t ballot owed to the curfew. Citizens indispensable prosecute successful civic work by voting. Not voting is really voting for thing else.”

FCT poll: Low elector turnout worrisome – Ezenwa Nwangwu