BREAKING: INEC Announces Winner Of AMAC Chairmanship Race In FCT Polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship election.

The AMAC Collation Officer, Prof. Andrew Abue, announced the result at the council’s collation centre, stating that Maikalangu, the incumbent chairman, secured the highest number of valid votes cast.

According to Abue, Maikalangu polled 40,295 votes out of 62,861 valid votes to emerge victorious.

“Maikalangu of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” he announced.

ADC, PDP Finish Behind

Results showed that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) placed second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 3,398 votes.

Other parties recorded the following votes:

• Accord (A) – 403

• Action Alliance (AA) – 108

• Action Democratic Party (ADP) – 588

• All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) – 1,111

• Allied Peoples Movement (APM) – 122

• Action Peoples Party (APP) – 32

• Boot Party (BP) – 43

• New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) – 1,694

• National Rescue Movement (NRM) – 73

• Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) – 90

• Social Democratic Party (SDP) – 2,185

• Young Progressives Party (YPP) – 421

• Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) – 189

Vote Breakdown

Prof. Abue disclosed that 2,336 votes were rejected, bringing the total votes cast to 65,197.

He further stated that AMAC has 837,338 registered voters, with 65,676 voters accredited for the election.

Party Agents Commend Process

Reacting to the outcome, APC Collation Agent Gambo Babale described the election and collation process as credible and transparent.

He praised INEC’s conduct across polling units, ward collation centres, and the final AMAC collation centre, stating that procedures were properly followed throughout.

Babale also noted that the PDP won two ward councillorship seats in Karu and Karishi, which he said demonstrated the fairness of the exercise.

He congratulated Maikalangu on his victory and expressed optimism that it would translate into improved governance for AMAC residents.

Similarly, YPP Ward Collation Agent Abdullahi Ibrahim commended the transparency of the process and congratulated the declared winner.

The result sheets were subsequently signed by party agents representing the ADC, APC, APGA, YPP and NNPP who were present at the collation centre.