As at twenty minutes previous 12 noon, voting activities have actually not yet commenced in some parts of Karu ward checked out on Saturday during the FCT Council polls.

DAILY POST correspondent, who monitored the exercise in Karu Council Ward of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), reported that no single citizen was seen at the Polling system in front of Karu Primary Health Care, code 038.

The Presiding Officer (PO) in charge of the unit, Mr. Ahmed Yahaya, attributed this to low citizen education and awareness by the political actors and groups in the location.

“This is previous 12 noon and no single citizen has actually come out, either for accreditation or voting. We have been waiting here given that early morning and this is midday currently”, the PO informed our reporter.

Both political agents of the Action Alliance (AA), Daben Sa’a; All Progressives Congress (APC), Luka Bernard which of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chris Ndubuisi, attested to the truth that enough projects were done to mobilize citizens, but the system was defined newly.

Likewise at the Old Chief Palace’s system 036 (under the mango tree), the Presiding Officer, Bashiru Umar revealed fret that no single vote had been taped.

According to him, “they have actually refused to come out to vote regardless of our readiness for the workout considering that morning”.

Once again, the representatives of APC, Hassan Jezhi which of the PDP, Lucky Edoka, stated the system was newly taken of an existing ballot station, citing that as reason for low turnout.

It could be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had fixed Saturday, 12th February, 2022, for the election into Councillorship and Chairmanship positions throughout the 6 Council Areas within the FCT.