FCT Elections: APC Clinches Kuje Chairmanship Seat

The candidate of All Progressives Congress, Danjuma Shekwolo, has been declared winner of the Kuje Area Council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory.

According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Shekwolo polled 17,269 votes ahead of other contenders.

Declaring the results on Sunday afternoon, the returning officer, Prof. Nkiruka Odoh of the University of Abuja said Shekwolo, having secured the highest number of votes and met all legal requirements, was duly elected and returned as Chairman of Kuje Area Council.

The Kuje result completes the announcement of chairmanship winners across the six Federal Capital Territory area councils.

It is understood that the ruling APC won five of the six chairmanship positions contested in the 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.