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Published on 2026-02-23 03:59:01
Former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has raised alarm over the low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s FCT Area Council elections.
Reacting to the exercise, Atiku described the turnout—averaging below 20 per cent, with the Abuja Municipal Area Council recording 7.8 per cent—as a damning verdict on the state of Nigeria’s democracy under the current administration.
According to him, such poor civic participation in the nation’s capital is not accidental but the result of “a political environment poisoned by intolerance, intimidation, and the systematic weakening of opposition voices.”
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