FULL LIST: Six newly elected FCT Area Council Chairmen

  Elections were held in the six area councils of Abuja on Saturday, February 21. The area councils are Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kwali, Kuj...

 

Elections were held in the six area councils of Abuja on Saturday, February 21.

The area councils are Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kwali, Kuje and the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).

About 637 candidates from 17 political parties contested for the 68 positions – 62 councillors and six area council chairpersons. Five of the area councils have 10 wards each, while AMAC has 12.

APC won 5 out of 6 chairmanship positions in the FCT area council election.

They are as follows:

Bwari – Hon. Joshua Ishaku (APC)

AMAC – Hon. Chris Garki (APC)

Gwagwalada – Hon. Kasim Mohammed (PDP)

Kuje – Hon. Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo (APC)

Kwali – Hon. Nuhu Daniel Kwali (APC)

Abaji – Hon. Abdullahi Umar Abubakar (APC).