As council election is scheduled to hold in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) today at the six area councils areas, most residents, especially in the city centre, remained indifferent.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there unrestricted movement of vehicles, transporters and commuters within the FCT, especially in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) through Airport Road to Gwagwalada.
Some of the residentstold with NAN, that they were not aware of the election in the FCT six area councils which include: Abaji, AMAC, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Kwali.
But there was relative compliance with the movement restriction order in Kwali and Abaji area councils where stores were locked and voters seen at different polling units.
At the Pilot Science Nursery and Primary School in Kwali Area Council with a cluster of polling units, INEC officials were on ground as early as 7.00 a.m. with election materials.
One of the officials of INEC Mrs Peace Esan, told NAN, that they slept at the polling centre under the watch of security personnel to avoid arriving late, adding that voters’ accreditation started at 8.30 a.m.
Some voters were also seen on queue waiting to cast their votes for their preferred candidates after confirming their names on the displayed voters’ register.
The elections will hold at 2,822 polling units in 62 wards in the six area councils of the FCT.
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, had on Friday, in a special broadcast on Thursday declared a work-free day and announced a 22-hour restriction of movement ahead of the elections in the six council areas
