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APC wins five FCT councils, PDP one | Full List

Gossip • Feb 22
APC wins five FCT councils, PDP one | Full List
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won five of the six chairmanship seats contested in the Federal Capital Territory Area Council (FCTA) elections, which was conducted yesterday (Saturday). The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clinched the remaining seats. Results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday 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 C...
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