Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended the peaceful conduct of the ongoing Area Council elections across Abuja but expressed concerns over the persistently low voter turnout in the city.

Mr Wike spoke after monitoring the exercise and interacting with voters in parts of the territory.

He said the election had remained calm, attributing the peaceful atmosphere to the work of security agencies deployed across the poll units.

"We thank God that everywhere is peaceful. The challenge we have is low voter turnout, particularly in the city centre, and that has always been the case," he said.

He noted, however, that turnout in the satellite towns appeared more impressive.

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