The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
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The Collation Officer for AMAC, Prof. Andrew Abue, announced that Maikalangu, who is the incumbent AMAC chairman, was returned elected having scored the highest number of votes cast 40,295 out of the total number of valid votes of 62,861 in the election.
According to Prof. Abue:
- Total Registered Voters: 837,338
- Total Accredited Voters: 65,676
- Total Votes Cast: 65,197
- Total Valid Votes: 62,861
- Rejected Votes: 2,336
“That Maikalangu of the APC, having certified the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” Abue declared.
The scores of the political parties and their candidates that contested the AMAC chairmanship election are:
- Christopher Maikalangu (APC) — 40,295 votes ✓ WINNER
- Paul Ogidi (ADC) — 12,109 votes
- Dantani Zanda (PDP) — 3,398 votes
- Simon Obinna (SDP) — 2,185 votes
- Jibrin Alhassan (NNPP) — 1,694 votes
- Eze Chukwu (APGA) — 1,111 votes
- Richard Elizabeth (ADP) — 588 votes
- Madaki Robert (YPP) — 421 votes
- Agbon Vaniah (Accord) — 403 votes
- Swani Buba (ZLP) — 189 votes
- Chukwu Promise (APM) — 122 votes
- Nemiebika Tamunomiesam (AA) — 108 votes
- Iber Shimakaha (PRP) — 90 votes
- Samson Usani (NRM) — 73 votes
- Thomas Happiness (Boot Party) — 43 votes
- Ugoh Michael (APP) — 32 votes
Speaking in an interview with newsmen immediately after the announcement of results, the APC Collation Agent, Gambo Babale, described the election and collation process as credible.
“INEC have done so well. We’ve seen the processes across all the polling units, the ward collation centres and here at AMAC Area Council collation centre. Everything was done perfectly well.
“They’ve tried. They’ve done everything humanly possible. I believe this high level of transparency occurred in all the collation exercise that took place in AMAC.”
Babale noted that the transparency of the election was evident in the fact that the opposition won some seats.
“PDP won about two ward councillors, Karu and Karishi. That is to tell you the level of transparency that happens in this election,” he said.
While congratulating the winner, he said the victory was for Maikalangu to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people of AMAC.
Babale said that the results were an indication that the APC was ready for victory in 2027.
The YPP Ward Collation Agent, Abdullahi Ibrahim, also described the collation process as transparent, while congratulating the winner.
The result sheets were signed by the ADC, APC, APGA, YPP and NNPP party agents present at the collation centre.
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