Abuja elections: APC, PDP win area council in chairmanship polls

Emmanuel AmudaFebruary 13, 2022

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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the chairmanship election for Gwagwalada Area Council at the Saturday Council elections.

Jubrin Abubakar, who is the candidate of the APC, has been declared as the Chairman-elect of the council.

He defeated his opponent, Mohammed Kassim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he garnered 11,125 votes and was declared by the INEC Returning Officer, ID Umar as the winner of the keenly contested election.

Meanwhile, Kassim of the PDP polled 9,597 votes.

Details:

Chairman (Gwagwalada) Total

Total Valid Votes 21,037

Rejected Votes 739

Total Votes Cast 21,776

AAC 22

ADC 81

APC 11,125

APGA 106

APM 37

Labour 40

PDP 9,597

PRP 26

SDP 3

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The local elections were held in the six Area Councils of Abuja namely Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Kwali and Abuja Municipal (AMAC).

The polls were concluded on Saturday evening.

Though the APC won in Gwagwalada, the PDP floored the APC to win the Kuje chairmanship election.

The INEC has declared Suleman Sabo of the PDP as the winner of the poll in Kuje Area Council.

This means that Sabo, the council’s current chairman will be in office for a second term after he defeated five candidates in each of the 10 wards in the area council.

He had a total of 13,301 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sarki Hamidu of the APC, who had 7,694 votes.

PDP also won Bwari Area Council, the chairmanship candidate of the PDP Shekwogaza John Gabaya, which has been declared the winner by INEC.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Gabaya of the PDP winner of the Bwari Area Council Chairmanship Election.

The INEC’s Returning/Collation Officer for the Bwari Area Council elections, Prof. Amuche Madu, said Gabaya who is the incumbent chairman of the council, polled a total of 13, 045 votes and declared him a winner.

Madu said: “Shekwogaza Gabaya of PDP, having certified the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”

She also said that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Haruna Shekwolo, scored a total of 7,697 votes, while that of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Abubakar Abdullahi, scored 603 to come third place.

The Bwari Area Council chairmanship elections were conducted in 10 wards of the council namely Igu, Kubwa, Duste, Kawu, Byazin, Shere, Bwari Central, Kuduru and Usuma Wards.