Progressives Congress and Peoples
Democratic Party
will renew their age long
rivalry as the battle to canvass voters for
the control of the six area councils in the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
According to a report by Punch Newspaper, the
election, which will produce six area council
chairmen and 62 councillors, has already seen
National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa
Metuh, questioning the rationale behind the
shifting of the election from March 19, 2016 to
April 9, 2016.
Metuh had alleged that the move by the
Independent National Electoral Commission,
might not be unconnected with an alleged plan
by the APC to use security agencies to rig it.
However, INEC had denied the allegations
saying the election postponement was as a
result of the refusal of some members of the
National Youth Service Corps to serve as ad hoc
staff, hence, it had approached the University of
Abuja to supply the shortfall in the number of
the ad hoc staff which it experienced.
INEC further affirmed its readiness to conduct a
hitch-free election while imploring political
parties and their supporters to maintain peace
throughout the process.
Speaking at a recent press conference with
stakeholders, Chairman of the Commission, Prof.
Mahmood Yakubu, said, “All non-sensitive
materials have been procured and delivered to
our area council offices. Sensitive materials
shall be delivered to our FCT Headquarters and
shared in the presence of all political parties
and stakeholders as scheduled.
“Our registration centre areas will be activated
on Friday. Election duty staff will be at the
polling unit on Saturday morning to commence
simultaneous accreditation and voting at exactly
8 in the morning”.
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