FCT Elections: APC Wins AMAC, Bwari, Kwali; PDP Secures One Council

Three area councils have been won by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the current elections in the Federal Capital Territory.

The FCT, AMAC, Bwari, Kwali, Abaji, Gwagwalada, and Kuje were the six area councils where the Independent National Electoral Commission conducted the votes on Saturday.

According to sources, the APC has won AMAC, Bwari, and Kwali thus far, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won Gwagwalada. At press time, the results for Kuje and Abaji were still pending.

In the Abuja Municipal Area Council, the APC’s Christopher Maikalangu was re-elected as the current chairman.

Of the 62,861 legitimate ballots cast, Maikalangu received 40,295 votes, making her the winner, according to AMAC Collation Officer Prof. Andrew Abue.

The African Democratic Congress candidate received 12,109 votes, while the PDP candidate received 3,398 votes, according to Abue.

There were 2,336 ballots that were rejected, he continued, making 65,197 votes cast overall.

Additionally, Abue revealed that AMAC had 837,338 registered voters and 65,676 accredited voters for the election.

The collation officer declared that Maikalangu had been returned elected because she had received the most votes.

The APC’s Joshua Ishaku was proclaimed the victor of the nomination for chairman of the Bwari Area Council.

Ishaku received 18,466 votes, according to the results announced by the Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Nurudeen, on Sunday.

“On February 21, 2026, I was elected as the returning officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council, Bwari chairperson.

According to Nurudeen, Joshua Ishaku is deemed the winner and re-elected after fulfilling all legal prerequisites.

The candidate of the Zenith Labour Party received 3,515 votes to finish third, while the ADC candidate received 4,254 votes.

Bwari Central, Igu, Shere, Dutse, Ushafa, Byazhin, Kuduru, Kubwa, Usuma, and Kawu were the ten wards in which the election was held.

With 17,032 votes, APC candidate Daniel Nuhu won the leadership position on the Kwali Area Council.

With 8,575 votes, PDP candidate Haruna Pai, his closest opponent, came in second.

The APC has won three of the six councils that have been named thus far, giving them an early advantage in the FCT polls.

As the results are anticipated to be announced at any time, observers say the focus now turns to Abaji and Kuje.