The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory.
Announcing the result on Sunday, Collation Officer for AMAC, Andrew Abue, said Maikalangu, the incumbent chairman, secured 40,295 votes to emerge victorious in Saturday’s poll.
According to the official figures released at the collation centre, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) placed second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 3,398 votes.
Abue stated that a total of 62,861 votes were recorded as valid, with 2,336 rejected ballots, bringing the total votes cast to 65,197.
Maikalangu’s victory secures him another term at the helm of Nigeria’s capital city council.