At Polling Unit 016, APC polled 13 votes in the chairmanship race, ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (1), Social Democratic Party (2), African Democratic Congress (5) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (1). In the councillorship contest at the same unit, APC secured 11 votes, PDP (1), SDP (0), ADC (4) and APGA (1). Out of 754 registered voters, only 22 were accredited.

At Polling Unit 091, APC recorded 20 votes in the chairmanship race, while PDP and ADC scored one vote each. BOOT and the New Nigeria Peoples Party each recorded one vote. In the councillorship contest, APC scored 11 votes, PDP 12 and BOOT 1. The unit had 428 registered voters, of whom 24 were accredited.

In Mpape and Dutse Alhaji Ward of Bwari Area Council, some voters described the process as orderly and commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for improved logistics.

Speaking at Polling Unit 077 in Mpape, Dutse Alhaji Ward, a rights activist and rector, Dr Charles Nwodo, urged citizens to remain vigilant and protect their votes.

“The truth is, votes will count if we, the voters, decide they will count… We stay at our polling units after voting, ensure the votes are counted in our presence, and record the results,” he said.

He expressed satisfaction with the conduct of electoral officials.

“The process is beautiful,” he added.

Nwodo also commended INEC’s performance in his district.

“From what I’m seeing here, INEC has done its best in this district. Everything is going smoothly, and the INEC officials and their staff are doing their best,” he stated.

On the issue of result transmission, he stressed the importance of documentation and transparency.

“Electronic transmission is the best. Whatever is counted at the polling unit must be documented in our presence. We should snap it, post it, and keep records,” he advised.

He further noted that strengthening institutions, particularly the judiciary, would enhance public confidence in elections.

“Another thing that will make Nigerian elections work better is strengthening judicial independence,” he said.

INEC is conducting the polls to elect six area council chairmen and 62 councillors across 2,822 polling units, with over 1.6 million registered voters in the FCT. Collation was ongoing in several areas as of Saturday afternoon.