Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress says its preparations for the Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections were conducted on the scale of a national contest, leaving little room for the opposition to dispute the outcome.
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Secretary of the APC Campaign Council, Benjamin Kalu, said the party’s expected victory reflects hard work and a “popular campaign” anchored on the administration’s infrastructure achievements.
Representing Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, who chairs the 138-member APC FCT Campaign Council, Kalu joined Mariya Mahmoud and other officials on an inspection tour of key polling locations across Abuja, including the Presidential Villa unit, the Agura Hotel area and the Garki village polling unit of AMAC candidate Christopher Maikalangu.
Speaking at the party’s situation room in Asokoro, Kalu said the APC monitored more than 2,000 polling units through an extensive feedback system, underscoring its commitment to accountability.
“We didn’t take it like it is just a municipal or council election. We took it like it is a national election, with all structures in place as a serious-minded party. Because our infrastructure campaigned for us, I don’t think if we win today, anybody will have anything to complain about, because we have really worked hard,” he declared.
The council commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for early logistics deployment and the professionalism of its ad-hoc staff, noting that materials and trained youth corps members arrived promptly at observed polling units. Kalu also said results transmission through the IReV portal followed the Electoral Act, ensuring transparency.
“Irrespective of their party, they acknowledged that they were giving fair treatment. If this is how the whole election in Nigeria is going to take place, then there is hope for the electorate,” he said.
While praising security agencies for maintaining calm, Kalu expressed concern over voter apathy in some urban areas and urged citizens to embrace participatory democracy, stressing that democratic growth depends on voters making their voices heard at the polls.
