Na so e be oh! As election dey comot for di FCT Area Councils, tension dey high like waiting dey cook for Jollof pot!
Election go happen tomorrow, February 21, 2026, and all eyes dey on di six area councils wey dey Abuja: Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kwali, Kuje and di big guy AMAC. Over 1.6 million registered voters go show for 2,822 polling units to choose who go run di show!
For this election, wahala fit show face due to political interference, strong influence of incumbents, and how well di parties get big names wey people sabi, plus how many people go turn out to vote. Buh as e be, INEC dey carry dem matter for head like baba dey carry pounded yam. Dem dey ready to handle di pressure!
Last last, for di elections wey don happen from 2013 to 2022, we fit see say di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and di All Progressives Congress (APC) dey share di spoils. For 2013, PDP win four councils; den APC change di game for 2016 by grabbing five, while APGA take one. Talk about 2019, APC still hold three councils while PDP collect Kuje. E be like say Bwari election no gree finalize by dat time.
Fast-forward to 2022, e dey split flat, with both PDP and APC winning three councils each. Na so di politics dey sweet, na im make we dey look toward dis new election everybody dey yarn about!
Na only tomorrow we go know who go carry di crown. E no go easy at all because candidates don already dey vie for attention; we get 570 candidates from different parties ready to flex muscle for di polling booth.
To sabi di final winners, make we gather our gist well and sharp like fresh pepper soup. Dem say APC dey plan to take over di game again; dem don already shine di election light. PDP dey kpai dey watch, make dem no sleep on top advantage wey dey dey with dem!
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