The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory.
Announcing the results at the AMAC collation centre, Collation Officer Andrew Abue said the incumbent chairman secured 40,295 votes out of 62,861 valid ballots cast to retain his seat.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) finished second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) placed third with 3,398 votes.
INEC disclosed that 2,336 votes were rejected, bringing the total number of votes cast to 65,197. A total of 65,676 voters were accredited from 837,338 registered voters in the area council.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law, Christopher Maikalangu of the APC is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Abue announced.
Vote breakdown
APC (Christopher Maikalangu) — 40,295
ADC (Paul Ogidi) — 12,109
PDP (Dantani Zanda) — 3,398
SDP (Simon Obinna) — 2,185
NNPP (Jibrin Alhassan) — 1,694
APGA (Eze Chukwu) — 1,111
ADP (Richard Elizabeth) — 588
YPP (Madaki Robert) — 421
Accord (Agbon Vaniah) — 403
ZLP (Swani Buba) — 189
APM (Chukwu Promise) — 122
AA (Nemiebika Tamunomiesam) — 108
PRP (Iber Shimakaha) — 90
NRM (Samson Usani) — 73
BP (Thomas Happiness) — 43
APP (Ugoh Michael) — 32
Reacting to the outcome, APC collation agent Gambo Babale commended INEC for conducting what he described as a transparent and credible election, noting that party agents monitored proceedings at polling units, ward centres, and the collation centre.
He added that the PDP’s victory in two councillorship seats in Karu and Karishi wards further demonstrated the credibility of the exercise and signalled the APC’s preparedness for the 2027 general elections.
Similarly, YPP ward collation agent Abdullahi Ibrahim praised the conduct of the poll and congratulated the winner.
Result sheets were signed by agents of the ADC, APC, APGA, YPP, and NNPP present at the collation centre
