INEC announces winner of 2026 FCT area council election in Gwagwalada
INEC announces winner of 2026 FCT area council election in Gwagwalada
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election.
Prof. Philip Akpeni, the Returning Officer for Gwagwalada chairmanship election, made this known in the early hours of Sunday.
Announcing the results of the poll in Gwagwalada, Akpeni disclosed that Kasim polled a total of 22,165 votes and therefore declared him the winner.
He declared: “I am the returning officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council, Gwagwalada chairmanship held on February 21, 2026.
“That Mohammed Kasim of PDP, having certified the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”
Akpeni also said that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yahaya Usman, scored a total of 17,788 votes, while Biko Umar of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) scored 1,687 to come third place.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the chairmanship election was conducted in 10 wards of the council, namely: Paiko, Dobi, Gwako, Ibwa, Staff Quaters, Zuba, Ikwa, Kutunku, Gwagwalada Centre and Tunga Maje
