The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured five of the six chairmanship seats in the 2026 Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won one seat.
Results announced on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that the APC won the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abaji, Bwari, Kwali and Kuje Area Councils. The PDP emerged victorious in Gwagwalada Area Council.
Gwagwalada
In Gwagwalada Area Council, the PDP candidate, Mohammed Kasim, polled 22,165 votes to defeat the APC’s Yahaya Shehu, who secured 17,788 votes.
Declaring the result, Returning Officer Philip Akpen said Kasim, “having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”
Breakdown of results:
PDP – 22,165
APC – 17,788
APGA – 1,687
ADC – 1,366
Bwari
In Bwari Area Council, APC candidate Joshua Ishaku won with 18,466 votes.
Returning Officer Mohammed Nurudeen declared Ishaku elected after meeting the legal requirements.
INEC figures showed:
APC – 18,466
ADC – 4,254
ZLP – 3,515
Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)
Christopher Maikalangu of the APC was re-elected in AMAC after polling 40,295 votes.
Announcing the result, AMAC Collation Officer Andrew Abue declared Maikalangu returned elected.
Results:
APC – 40,295
ADC – 12,109
PDP – 3,398
SDP – 2,185
NNPP – 1,694
Abaji
In Abaji Area Council, Umar Abdullahi Abubakar of the APC won with 15,536 votes.
Results:
APC – 15,536
PDP – 4,547
ADC – 37
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Kwali
APC candidate Nuhu Daniel polled 17,032 votes to defeat PDP’s Haruna Pai, who scored 8,575 votes.
Results:
APC – 17,032
PDP – 8,575
Kuje
In Kuje Area Council, APC’s Danjuma Shekwolo won with 17,269 votes, defeating the PDP candidate who secured 15,824 votes.
Results:
APC – 17,269
PDP – 15,824
APGA – 4,305
With the outcome, the APC consolidated its control of five out of the six area councils in the FCT, while the PDP maintained its hold on Gwagwalada.