The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that Umar Abdullahi Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has won the election for the chairmanship of the Abaji Area Council.
DAILY POST reports that Abubakar, who polled 15,536 votes, defeated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, who scored 4,547 votes, while the African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate came third with 37 votes.
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.
In the same vein, 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.
However, the PDP claimed the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship seat, with its candidate, Mohammed Kasim, polling 22,165 votes to beat the APC candidate, Yahaya Shehu, who scored 17,788 votes.
The APGA candidate, Biko Umar, came third with 1,687 votes.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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