FCT Polls: PDP Wins Gwagwalada Chairmanship Election, APC Retains AMAC
The Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) Gwagwalada area council chairperson election was won by Mohammed Kasim, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate.
The results were made public on Sunday morning by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer Philip Akpen.
Kasim won with 22,165 votes, defeating Yahaya Shehu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who received 17,788. Biko Umar of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) finished third with a score of 1,687.
“I am the returning officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council, Gwagwalada chairmanship held on Feb. 21, 2026,” Akpen informed the crowd.
“That Mohammed Kasim of PDP, having certified the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”Andrew Abueo, AMAC’s collation officer, stated that Maikalangu, the current AMAC chairman, was re-elected after receiving the most votes.
According to Abue, the total number of legitimate votes in the chairmanship election was 62,861, with 65,197 votes cast overall.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) came second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 3,398 votes.
According to Abue, the total number of valid votes in the chairmanship poll was 62,861, while the total votes cast stood at 65,197.He stated that there were 837,338 registered voters in AMAC and 65,676 certified voters overall.
