By Ayomide Otitoju
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory.
The Returning Officer, Philip Akpen, announced on Sunday that Kasim polled 22,165 votes to defeat his closest rival, Yahaya Shehu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who secured 17,788 votes.
Declaring the result, Akpen said the election, held on February 21, 2026, was peaceful and smoothly conducted. He affirmed that Kasim satisfied the requirements of the law and was duly returned elected.
Biko Umar of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) came third with 1,687 votes.
Meanwhile, results released from other area councils showed that the APC won in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, and Kwali. Collation of results in Kuje was ongoing at the time of filing this report, while results from Abaji Area Council were yet to be confirmed.
