APC wins 5 out of 6 chairmanship seats in FCT council polls

Monday, February 23 2026 - All Progressives Congress, APC, has won five of the six chairmanship positions contested in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, area council elections.

In Bwari Area Council, APC candidate Joshua Ishaku won the chairmanship seat with 18,466 votes.

Also, APC’s Chris Garki won the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, chairmanship position.

The Peoples Democratic Party’s Kasim Mohammed won in Gwagwalada Area Council.

In the same vein, APC candidates – Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, Nuhu Daniel Kwali and Abdullahi Umar Abubakar won the chairmanship elections in Kuje, Kwali and Abaji area councils.

The elections reaffirmed APC’s dominance in the FCT, with only Gwagwalada Area Council going to the opposition PDP.