The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has continued the collation and declaration of results from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, with outcomes showing a split verdict across the six councils amid low voter turnout and pockets of technical challenges.
Below is a clear, publication-ready breakdown of results as declared or officially collated so far, based on INEC announcements at council collation centres.
ABUJA MUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL (AMAC)
Status:DECLARED
Winner: All Progressives Congress (APC)
Chairman-elect: Christopher Maikalangu
Key Highlights:
APC maintained dominance in major wards including Nyanya and Karshi.
PDP, ADC, NNPP and other parties trailed significantly.
AMAC recorded the highest number of votes cast across the FCT.
Outcome: APC retains Nigeria’s most politically symbolic area council.
GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL
Status: DECLARED
Winner: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Chairman-elect: Mohammed Kasim
Key Highlights:
PDP won majority of wards after full collation.
APC finished second, with other parties recording marginal votes.
Outcome: PDP breaks APC’s dominance in one of FCT’s largest councils.
BWARI AREA COUNCIL
Status:COLLATION COMPLETED / AWAITING FINAL CERTIFICATION
Leading Parties: APC and PDP
Key Highlights:
Tight contest across rural wards.
Results uploaded to the INEC IReV portal with no major cancellations reported.
Outcome: Final declaration pending official certification.
KUJE AREA COUNCIL
Status: ADVANCED COLLATION
Leading Parties: APC, PDP
Key Highlights:
Mixed results across wards.
Voting largely peaceful with isolated BVAS upload delays.
Outcome: INEC to announce final chairmanship and councillorship results.
KWALI AREA COUNCIL
Status: COLLATION ONGOING
Key Highlights:
Lower turnout compared to AMAC and Gwagwalada.
No major security incidents recorded.
Outcome: Results expected following completion of ward aggregation.
ABAJI AREA COUNCIL
Status: COLLATION ONGOING
Key Highlights:
One of the least populous councils.
Results transmission affected by network challenges in some wards.
Outcome: Final declaration awaited.
TECHNICAL & OBSERVER NOTES
INEC confirmed that over 90% of polling unit results were successfully uploaded to the IReV portal.
Some political groups raised concerns over temporary IReV visibility glitches, which INEC attributed to network issues rather than result manipulation.
Election observers noted generally peaceful voting, but flagged low turnout, late openings, and logistical delays.
SUMMARY AT A GLANCE
Area Council Status Party Leading / Winner
AMAC Declared APC
Gwagwalada Declared PDP
Bwari Awaiting certification APC / PDP
Kuje Collation ongoing APC / PDP
Kwali Collation ongoing Pending
Abaji Collation ongoing Pending
WHAT NEXT?
INEC is expected to:
- Complete collation in Bwari, Kuje, Kwali and Abaji
2. Issue final certified results for all chairmanship and councillorship seats.