The Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party has been declared the winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election, held on Saturday as part of the Federal Capital Territory’s local government polls.
Announcing the results early Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Philip Akpen, reported that Kasim received 22,165 votes, defeating his closest challenger, Yahaya Shehu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 17,788 votes.
Akpen also described the election as peaceful and smoothly conducted. He declared, “I am the returning officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council, Gwagwalada chairmanship held on February 21, 2026. “That Mohammed Kasim of PDP, having certified the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”
Akpeni also stated that Biko Umar of the All Progressives Grand Alliance scored 1,687 to come third place.
The local government elections were conducted across the six Area Councils of the FCT — Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali — covering both chairmanship and councillorship positions. A breakdown of the chairmanship election results in Gwagwalada Area Council is as follows:
Gwagwalada Area Council
– Registered voters: 207,577
– Accredited voters: 46,294
Results
– A: 151 – AA: 116
– ADC: 1,366 – ADP: 128
– APC: 17,788
– APGA: 1,687
– APM: 24
– NNPP: 175
– PDP: 22,165
– SDP: 432 – YPP: 158
– Total valid votes: 43,960
– Rejected votes: 1,521