Breaking: INEC declares APC winner of Bwari chairmanship poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Joshua Ishaku of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of Bwari Area Council chairmanship election.

Prof. Mohammed Nurudeen, the Returning Officer for the Bwari chairmanship election, announced the results on Sunday in Bwari.

Nurudeen disclosed that Ishaku polled a total of 18,466 votes and therefore declared him the winner.

He said: “I am the Returning Officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council Bwari chairmanship election held on February 21, 2026.

“That Joshua Ishaku, having certified the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”

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Nurudeen also said that the candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) scored a total of 4,254 votes, while that of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) scored 3,515 to come second and third places respectively.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the chairmanship election was conducted in 10 wards of the council: Igu, Shere, Dutse, Ushafa, Byazhin, Kuduru, Kubwa, Usuma, Bwari central and Kawu.

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