Breaking: FCT Area Council Elections Hold March 2

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that Area Council elections in the FCT will hold on March 2, same date as the governorship and State Assembly elections.

The commission said the list of candidates for the elections will be published in its Federal Capital Territory office and also at the six Area Councils today.

The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners at the Commission’s Headquarters, in Abuja, today.

He appealed to citizens to check the personal details of the chairmanship and councilorship candidates that seek to represent them.

The information was contained in a series of tweets on INEC verified Twitter handle @inecnigeria.

The tweets read: “The Area Council elections in FCT will hold on 2nd March 2019 along with d Governorship and State Assembly elections. Party primaries for the Area Council elections ended on 27th October 2018 – INEC Chairman

“The list of candidates for elections will be published in our FCT office as well as the 6 Area Councils today Wed 21st Nov 2018. The Commission appeals to citizens to check the personal details of the Chairmanship & Councilorship candidates that seek to represent them -INEC Chairman.”