Out of the six chairmanship seats contested in the Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, the All Progressives Congress has secured victory of five while the Peoples Democratic Party won the remaining seat.
The Independent National Electoral Commission announced the results on Sunday. The PDP won the Gwagwalada Area Council, while the APC won the Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abaji, Bwari, Kwali, and Kuje Area Councils.
In Gwagwalada Area Council, the PDP candidate, Mohammed Kasim, was declared winner after polling 22,165 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Yahaya Shehu, who secured 17,788 votes.
Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Philip Akpen, said, “I am the returning officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council, Gwagwalada chairmanship election held on February 21, 2026. That Mohammed Kasim of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”
A breakdown of the results showed:
•PDP – 22,165
•APC – 17,788
•APGA – 1,687
•ADC – 1,366
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INEC results showed:
- APC – 17,032
- PDP – 8,575
Daniel of the APC was declared winner.
n Kuje Area Council, APC candidate Danjuma Shekwolo won the chairmanship after polling 17,269 votes.
INEC results showed:
- APC – 17,269
- PDP – 15,824
- APGA – 4,305
Shekwolo of APC was declared winner
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