APC Sweeps Five FCT Councils Chairmanship Seats, PDP Wins One

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has secured victory in five of the six chairmanship seats contested in the Federal Capital Territory Area Council (FCT) council elections, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the remaining seat.
Results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday showed that the APC won the Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abaji, Bwari, Kwali, and Kuje Area Councils, while the PDP emerged victorious in Gwagwalada Area Council.
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 further breakdown of the results showed that the APGA candidate got 1,687 votes; ADC received 1,366 votes.
In Bwari Area Council, Joshua Ishaku of the APC emerged winner with 18,466 votes. The candidate of the ADC got 4,254 votes, while the candidate if the ZLP receuved 3,515 votes.
“I am the returning officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council, Bwari chairmanship election held on Feb. 21, 2026. That Joshua Ishaku, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” the Returning Officer, Mohammed Nurudeen, announced.
In the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu of the APC was re-elected after polling 40,295 votes.
“That Maikalangu of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” the AMAC Collation Officer, Andrew Abue, said.
The results released by the commission indicated that the APC candidate polled 40,295 votes; ADC candidate got 12,109 votes; SDP claimed 2,185; NNPP received 1,694, while the PDP candidate got 3,398 votes.
In Abaji Area Council, Umar Abdullahi Abubakar of the APC won the chairmanship election, having scored 15,536 votes to defeat the PDP who got 4,547 votes, and the ADC candidate who got 37 votes only.
In Kwali Area Council, the APC candidate, Nuhu Daniel, polled 17,032 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Haruna Pai, who secured 8,575 votes.
In Kuje Area Council, APC candidate Danjuma Shekwolo won the chairmanship seat.
The INEC results showed that the APC candidate garnered 17,269 votes; PDP – 15,824, while the APGA candidate got 4,305 votes.