APC Wins Three FCT Councils, PDP Takes One as INEC Awaits To Declare Two LGAs Results
- By Metropolix ~
- February 22, 2026 --
- 0 Comment
— FCT council election
By Muyiwa Akinola and Adeola Idris
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured victory in three out of the six Area Council chairmanship elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clinched one seat, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to announce results from the remaining two councils.
In the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), the APC candidate, Christopher Maikalangu, emerged winner after polling 40,295 votes.
He defeated the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, who scored 12,109 votes, while the PDP candidate came third with 3,398 votes.
Similarly, in Bwari Area Council, the APC candidate, Joshua Ishaku, won the chairmanship seat with 18,466 votes. The ADC candidate polled 4,254 votes to place second, while the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) candidate garnered 3,515 votes to finish third.
The APC also recorded victory in Kwali Area Council, where its candidate, Daniel Nuhu, secured 17,032 votes to defeat the PDP’s Haruna Pai, who polled 8,575 votes.
RELATED ARTICLES
