February 21, 2026

FCT Area Council Elections 2026

APC won 5 of 6 chairmanship seats. PDP won Gwagwalada.

Completed

1 of 37 states reporting 20.4%

56 of 275 polling units reported · Last updated: 01:24 AM

Chairmanship — National Summary

239,645 total votes counted

APC

141,765

59.2%

PDP

77,287

32.3%

ADC

18,255

7.6%

APGA

1,714

0.7%

SDP

297

0.1%

ZLP

142

0.1%

APC 59.2%

PDP 32.3%

ADC 7.6%

Chairmanship — Declared Winners

Official results as declared by INEC

Christopher Maikalangu

APC

62,861 votes

Re-elected for 2nd term

Joshua Ishaku

APC

PDP candidate Julius Adamu withdrew; PDP backed APC

Abdullahi D. Galadima

APC

Daniel Nuhu

APC

Mohammed Kasim

PDP

43,960 votes

Abdulrahaman Ajayi

APC

Results by LGA

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