INEC declares APC candidate winner of Bwari chairmanship election

Politics INEC declares APC candidate winner of Bwari chairmanship election Published on February 22, 2026 By Matthew Atungwu googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Mr Joshua Ishaku of the All Progressive Congress, APC, winner of Bwari Area Council Chairmanship election. Prof. Mohammed Nurudeen, the Returning Officer for Bwari chairmanship election, who announced the results on Sunday in Bwari, disclosed that Ishaku polled a total of 18,466 votes and therefore declared him the winner. ” I am the returning officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council, Bwari chairmanship held on Feb. 21, 2026. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); ” That Joshua Ishaku,, having certified the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” he said. Nurudeen also said that the candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, scored a total of 4254 votes, while that of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, scored 3515 to come second and third places respectively. DAILY POST reports that the chairmanship election was conducted in 10 wards of the council, namely: Igu, Shere, Dutse, Ushafa, Byazhin, Kuduru, Kubwa, Usuma, Bwari central and Kawu. Don't Miss Stop political witch-hunt of our members – NNPP tells Kano gov’t You may like BREAKING: FCT polls: APC’s Maikalangu wins AMAC chairmanship election FCT poll: APC leads as INEC begins collation of results for AMAC chairmanship election FCT Poll: INEC declares PDP candidate, Kasim winner of Gwagwalada Council FCT polls: INEC begins upload of results on IReV portal Why Ebonyi LGA congresses were peaceful, orderly — APC chairman FCT Council elections: APC candidate Maikalangu wins AMAC Polling Unit

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