Abuja polls: ADC rejects results as APC tightens grip, wins five out of six area councils
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections results did not reflect the will of the people
The party described the exercise as flawed and vowing to challenge the results in court.
In a statement issued on Sunday after the declaration of winners by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the party alleged widespread irregularities, voter suppression and procedural breaches that, it claimed, undermined the credibility of the polls.
The elections, held across the six area councils namely; Abuja Municipal Area Council, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Kwali, and Abaji, saw candidates of the All Progressives Congress secure victories in five councils and PDP one council.
However, the ADC maintained that the results did not reflect the true will of the electorate.
The party accused electoral officials in some polling units of failing to adhere strictly to guidelines, citing alleged incidents of result manipulation and logistical lapses
Meanwhile, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has tightened its grip on the FCT ahead of the 2027 general election, winning five of the six Area Councils in the nation’s capital.
The council elections saw the ruling party winning Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Kwali, Kuje, Bwari and Abaji, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crawled back from the dead to win Gwagwalada.
INEC on Sunday morning declared Mohammed Kasim of the PDP as the winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election.
INEC Returning Officer, Philip Akpen, announced that Mohammed scored 22,165 votes to secure a decisive victory in a keenly contested election, while Yahaya Shehu of the APC came second with 17,788 votes
Akpen affirmed that Mohammed met the legal requirements to be returned as the duly elected chairman.
He described the electoral process as “peaceful and smooth,” despite the high stakes involved in the council polls.
Also, the electoral umpire declared Daniel Nuhu of the APC as the winner of the Kwali Area Council chairmanship election.
Nuhu polled 17,032 votes to defeat Haruna Pai of the PDP who scored 8,575 votes to come second in the election.
Similarly, INEC declared Joshua Ishaku of the APC as the winner of the Bwari area council chairmanship election.
The returning officer for the election, Mohammed Nurudeen, while declaring the results Sunday morning, said Ishaku secured a total of 18,466 votes to win the election.
In the same vein, the commission declared Zakka Christopher of the APC winner of the AMAC chairmanship election.
Christopher scored a total of 40,295 votes to defeat the ADC that polled 12,109 votes, while the PDP trailed with 3,398 votes.
The ruling party continued its winning streak after INEC declared Hon. Abdullahi Abubakar of APC winner of Abaji Area Council election. Abubakar polled a total of 15,535 votes.
He defeated his closest challenger, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate, who polled 5,357 votes. The PDP candidate trailed with 4,547 votes, followed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) with 53 votes, and the ADC with 37 votes
INEC also declared Hon. Samuel Shekwolo of APC as the winner of Kuje Area Council election
