Atiku Abubakar Criticizes Low FCT Election Turnout

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed significant concern over the low voter turnout in the recent Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, with some areas recording participation as low as 7.8 percent. He attributes this abysmal civic participation to a political environment 'poisoned by intolerance, intimidation, and the systematic weakening of opposition voices' under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku Abubakar alleges that the Bola Tinubu-led Nigeria===All Progressives Congress government is deliberately shrinking democratic space, harassing dissenters, and fostering a climate where alternative political viewpoints are treated as threats. He warns that this erosion of participatory governance could inflict irreversible damage on Nigeria's democratic fabric and calls for opposition parties, including his Nigeria===African Democratic Congress, to unite to 'rescue and rebuild Nigeria'. The Nigeria===All Progressives Congress secured a dominant victory in the elections, while the Nigeria===People s Democratic Party won one area council.