The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Joshua Ishaku of the All Progressive Congress (APC) winner of the Bwari Area Council chairmanship election.
The returning officer for Bwari chairmanship election, Prof. Mohammed Nurudeen, announced the results in Bwari on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
Nurudeen disclosed that Ishaku polled 18,466 votes to defeat Nurudeen of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) who scored 4,254 votes, while that of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) scored 3,515 to come third.
The chairmanship election was conducted in 10 wards of the council, including Igu, Shere, Dutse, Ushafa, Byazhin, Kuduru, Kubwa, Usuma, Bwari central, and Kawu.
Meanwhile, INEC has declared Christopher Maikalangu of the APC as the elected chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
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The Collation Officer for AMAC, Prof. Andrew Abue, said Maikalangu, who is the incumbent AMAC chairman, was returned elected, having scored the highest number of votes cast – 40,295 out of the total number of valid votes of 62,861 in the election.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) came second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 3,398 votes.
According to Abue, the rejected votes is 2,336, while the total vote cast is 65,197.
He added that the number of registered voters in AMAC was 837,338, while the total number of accredited voters was 65,676.
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