By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Christopher Zakka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Chairmanship election held on Saturday.
The PDP candidate, according to INEC, polled 19,302 votes to defeat his closest rival, Murtala Usman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 13,240 votes out of the 34,675 total votes cast in the election.
While declaring the results, the INEC Retuning Officer for AMAC, Prof. Sani Saka, at Karu, said “Zakka of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is here declared winner and returned elected.”
The total number of accredited voters in the council election, Saka explained, was 35,010, out of the total registered voters of 687,274; while the valid votes was 33,764, with the invalid votes standing at 21.
The results, as declared by Saka, are as follows: Daniya Bature of Action Alliance (AA) scored 30 votes; Nnamchi Ani of African Action Congress (AAC), 29; Zamani David of African Democratic Congress (ADC) scored 103; Gomina Kabiru of Action Democratic Party (ADP) 130, Murtala Usman of APC, 13,240; Bala Iyah of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), 135.
Others, according to him, are; Bayero Ibrahim, candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), 104 votes; Eze Omeifejideofor of Labour Party (LP), 124 votes; Oke Abel of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), 31 votes; Samuel Mina of National Resistance Movement (NRM), 123 votes.
Votes scored by other candidates include Zakka of the PDP 19,302; Eric Ibe of Social Democratic Party (SDP), 39; Odoh Michael of Young Progressives Congress (YPP), 87; and Al-Muntaka Idris of People’s Redemption Party (PRP), 287.
The breakdown of the votes indicates that in Gwarinpa Ward, PDP scored 2,609 votes; APC 2,086; LP 33. The ward has 99,384; registered voters, 4,953; accredited voters, 4,937; total votes cast; 4,847 valid votes; and 90 rejected votes.
In Wuse Ward with 88,068 total registered voters, 1,997 accredited voters, 1,895 total votes cast, 1,856 total valid votes and 39 rejected votes, where the APC polled 933 votes, PDP 857 votes, NNRM 23, YPP six andIn Nyanya ward, PDP polled 1,861 votes, while the APC scored 1,199 votes. In Jiwa Ward APC scored 1,224 votes, while PDP scored 1,429 votes.
For Gui Ward, APC scored 834, PDP – 1,606 votes, while in Karshi Ward – APC polled -1,477 votes, and PDP – 180 votes.
In Gwagwa ward, APC scored 1,158 votes; PDP 1,624 votes. Orozo Ward: APC polled 335, while PDP scored 674 votes.
Also at City Center Ward, APC scored -1,093, PDP – 1,137. In Garki Ward, APC had 914 votes, PDP – 2,983 votes; in Karu Ward – APC scored 863 and PDP 1,848 votes; while in Kabusa Ward, APC scored 1,124 votes and PDP 2,494 votes.
For AMAC election, 14 political parties, including AA, APC, DPD, SDP and YPP nominated candidates for the election, with only one female nominated by NRM and five others nominated for vice chairmanship position.
The 12 councilorship seats were also contested by 98 candidates comprising 15 females and 83 males.
AMAC has 687,274 registered voters and 1,401 polling units.
The FCT Area Council has a total of 68 constituencies for six chairmen and 62 councillors.
The election to the chairmanship positions was contested by 55 candidates (52 male and three female) while the vice-chairmanship consists of 47 male and eight female candidates sponsored by 14 political parties.
There were 363 candidates who contested for the councillorship positions comprising 332 males and 31 female contestants.
Also, the candidate of the All progressive Congress, APC, Mr Danladi Chiya has emerged the winner of Kwali area council Chairmanship election with the Total of 7646 against his closest Rival of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Haruna Pai who scored 7345.
The Returning officer of the Election Professor Wesley Daniel Nafarnda of University of Abuja Made the declaration at the INEC Office in Kwali Abuja.
Mr Danladi Chiya is the first since inception of Democracy in Kwali Area council to be reelected as an incumbent Chairman.
Releasing more results of Staurday’s polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Shekwogaza Gabaya of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of Bwari Area Council Chairmanship Election.
Prof. Amuche Madu, the INEC Returning/Collation Officer for the election announced this on Sunday in Bwari.
Gabaya, according to Prof Madu, polled 13, 045 votes to emerge winner, while Mr Haruna Shekwolo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came second with 7, 697 votes.
He said that Abubakar Abdullahi of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) placed third with 603 votes.
According to the INEC Returning/Collation Officer, “Shekwogaza Gabaya of PDP, having certified the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” she said.
Gabaya, by his victory yesterday, has now been re-elected for a second term in office.
Also, the All Progressives Congress APC has emerged the winner of the weekend’s concluded FCT Area Council Chairmanship Election in Abaji-Abuja.
Declaring the result Chief returning Officer for the Abaji Area Council Election , Professor, Ukefor Gabriel of the University of Abuja said the APC Polled a total votes of 7280 to defeat People’s Democratic party PDP who scored 4062 to come second.
Professor, Gabriel said although the candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC is yet to be known due to the ongoing case in court.
As a result of the litigation both supporters of APC and PDP were calmed following the pronouncement of the result.
Meanwhile, the people’s Democratic party PDP won three Councillorship seats while seven seats went to APC.
