Voter turnout at Saturday’s Area Council elections in the FCT marked an improvement on previous polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday.
The electoral umpire put the turnout at about 15 per cent of the 1,680,315 registered voters.
Besides, the commission explained that the final results from Kuje Area Council were delayed because of the difficult terrain in one of the electoral wards.
In a statement signed by its Acting Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Wilfred Ifogah, INEC commended residents of the territory for the peaceful conduct of the elections, while denying that some voters were migrated to other polling units.
He said the difficulty experienced by some voters in locating their polling unit was as a result of the splitting of some polling units to allow for better voter access, adding that none of the voters were migrated away from their former vicinity.
The statement reads: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted elections on Saturday, 21st February 2026, for the positions of Chairman in the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as for 62 Councillorship seats.
