Residents of Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are currently protesting by setting fire to the Gwagwalada-Abuja expressway, obstructing human and vehicular movement.
The situation has caused commotion and tension in the area, resulting in traffic gridlock.
Some protesters have also blocked the Minister’s office in Area 11 in protest of a federal high court decision that granted the incumbent six Area Council Chairmen a one-year tenure extension.
The protesters want the Chairmen-elect to be sworn in today, Friday 20th, instead of tomorrow.
They also criticized Minister Bello Mohammad’s decision to postpone the elected chairmen’s inauguration and swearing-in ceremony.
According to the ruling, based on the recently signed Electoral Act 2022, which stipulates that the term of office of chairmen of Area Councils in the FCT will now be four years instead of three, the current chairmen, whose term was set to expire on Thursday, will be given another year to serve.
