The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Danjuma Shekwolo, has been declared the winner of the Kuje Area Council chairmanship election after securing 17,269 votes.
9news Nigeria reports that the returning Officer for the election, Nkiruka Odoh from the University of Abuja, confirmed that Shekwolo met all legal requirements and was duly elected as chairman.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Zakwoyi Danlami, came in second with 15,824 votes, while Abdullahi Galadima of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) received 4,305 votes.
In other FCT Area Council elections, APC candidates won in Bwari, Abuja Municipal, Abaji, and Kwali. Joshua Ishaku of the APC took Bwari with 18,466 votes. Christopher Maikalangu of the APC secured Abuja Municipal with 40,295 votes out of 62,861 valid votes.
Umar Abdullahi Abubakar of the APC won Abaji with 15,536 votes, while Nuhu Daniel of the APC was declared winner in Kwali with 17,032 votes.
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Mohammed Kasim, emerged victorious in Gwagwalada with 22,165 votes, defeating his APC rival.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the winners of elections, urging the winners to serve with humility, patriotism, and dedication and to view the mandate given to them by the people as a sacred trust.
“The President congratulates the APC national leadership, Kano and Rivers leaderships, and all members of the party on the victories at the polls,” a statement by the President’s Special Adviser (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday party read.
