Chaos As Abuja Residents Protest Over Council Chairmen Tenure Extension

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday took to the streets to protest the tenure extension of six area councils’ chairmen and councillors.

GWGNG gathered that the chairmen and councillors’ terms in office elapsed on Thursday and the newly-elected officials were supposed to be sworn in today.

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But the FCT minister, Muhammad Bello, cited a court judgement and extended the officials’ tenure by one year.

Displeased by the extension, residents in the Gwagwalada Area Council on Friday morning took to the streets.

The residents, who barricaded the roads and made bonfires, are demanding a reversal of the decision.

It was also gathered that the incident obstructed movement of vehicles in the area.

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