Election: Low turnout recorded in Abuja South

By Usman Shuaibu

Alow turnout of voters was recorded in Abuja south constituency which comprised of Abaji, Gwagwalada, Kwali and Kuje Area Councils during the Presidential and National Assembly election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The accreditation of voting started early across the Abuja South constituency, but some voters did not turnout early enough Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) were demanding for money before voting it was observed that the supporters of Labour Party (LP) conducted themselves peacefully and voted for the candidates of their choice across the Abuja South constituency. Agents of each political party waited patiently till the voting period and the time results were released in their polling units before leaving.

In an interview, the Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the Executive Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council on chieftaincy matters, Hon. Abdullahi Magaji, described the conduct of election as peaceful. Magaji who is a member of APC in Gwagwalada prayed that all the candidates of APC across the nation should win the election, urging the residents to vote for APC in the area.

He, however, expressed dismay over the low turnout of voters and charged the people to continue to be orderly during the sequent election.

Also, speaking, a strong member of PDP in Gwagwalada, Alhaji Faruk Umaru Abubakar, expressed hope that PDP would emerge as the winners in the country.

He said: “The abnormalities in the election are not much because the INEC has tried today compared to the local governments election. The election was free and faster and we appreciated the INEC for having the second thought in using the machine”

Umar Abubakar, therefore, advised the voters to always cast their votes in accordance with the electoral act in every election and warned them against violence

Meanwhile, there was electoral violence at Dagiri and Tugan-Maje in Gwagwalada Area Council.