Breakdown of Abuja Area Council elections outcome

An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official holds up a ballot paper during the counting process at a polling station

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Di Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) don begin upload results of di Saturday FCT Council polls on dia results viewing portal (IReV).

Results from polling units for di six local councils of di FCT don start to reflect for IRev hours afta Inec conduct di elections.

Di election witness veri low turnout of voters for di several polling unit especially for many parts of Abuja city.

Di candidate of di Peoples Democratic Party, Mohammed Kasim, na di winner of di Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election.

Di Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Philip Akpen announce di result on Sunday 22 February.

E say Kasim secure 22,165 votes to defeat im closest rival, Yahaya Shehu of di All Progressives Congress, wey poll 17,788 votes.

Akpen say di election bin dey peaceful and smoothly conducted.

Gwagwalada Area Council

Registered voters: 207,577

Accredited voters: 46,294

Results

A: 151

AA: 116

ADC: 1,366

ADP: 128

APC: 17,788

APGA: 1,687

APM: 24

NNPP: 175

PDP: 22,165

SDP: 432

YPP: 158

Total valid votes: 43,960

Rejected votes: 1,521

Abuja Municipal Area Council.

Di Independent National Electoral Commission declare Christopher Maikalangu of di All Progressives Congress as di elected chairman of di Abuja Municipal Area Council.

Collation officer for AMAC - Andrew Abue.

Results

A: 403 votes

AA: 108 votes

ADC: 12,109 votes

ADP: 588 votes

APC: 40,295 votes

APP: 32 votes

APGA: 1,111 votes

APM: 122 votes

BP: 43 votes

NNPP: 1,694 votes

NRM: 73 votes

PDP: 3,398 votes

PRP: 90 votes

SDP: 2,185 votes

YPP: 421 votes

ZLP: 189 votes

We dey update dis tori to bring you more results