FCT Council Polls: PDP floors APC to win AMAC chairmanship election

 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the just concluded chairmanship election for Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).

 

Christopher Zakka (Maikalangu) of the PDP defeated his closest rival, Murtala Karshi (Yamarayi) of the All Progressive Congress (APC), and 10 others, to win the election.

 

Mr Zakka polled 19,302 votes while Mr Karshi secured 13,249 votes.

 

AMAC, arguably the most cosmopolitan of the six area councils in Abuja, has 12 wards and includes the city centre of the Nigerian capital.’

 

The PDP won in 10 wards while the APC won in only two.

 

The results for AMAC were officially declared by the INEC Returning Officer, Sani Saka.

 

By securing AMAC, the PDP has now won in three of the four area councils  whose final results had been declared as of 11:55 a.m. on Sunday. The others won by the PDP are Kuje and Bwari. The APC has so far won in Gwagwalada Area Council.

 

Below are the final results of the 12 wards in AMAC Area Council.

 

AMAC CHAIRMANSHIP

 

WARD – NYANYA

 

NIRSAL AD

 

APC -1,199

PDP – 1,861

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 3,301

REGISTERED VOTERS – 53,237

 

WARD – JIWA

 

APC -1,224

PDP – 1,429

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 2,831

REGISTERED VOTERS – 43,572

 

WARD – GUI

 

APC -834

PDP – 1,606

 

WARD – KARSHI

 

APC -1,477

PDP – 180

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 1,678

REGISTERED VOTERS – 13,943

 

WARD – GWAGWA

 

APC -1,158

PDP – 1,624

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 2,952

REGISTERED VOTERS – 39,960

 

WARD – OROZO

 

APC -335

PDP – 674

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 1,051

REGISTERED VOTERS – 30,417

 

WARD – CITY CENTER

 

APC -1,093

PDP – 1,137

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 2,360

REGISTERED VOTERS – 74,245

 

WARD – GARKI

 

APC -914

PDP – 2,983

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 4,385

REGISTERED VOTERS – 86,109

 

WARD – KARU

 

APC -863

PDP – 1,848

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 2,857

REGISTERED VOTERS – 59,485

 

WARD – GWARINPA

 

APC -2,086

PDP – 2,609

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 4,953

REGISTERED VOTERS – 99,384

 

WARD – WUSE

 

APC -933

PDP – 857

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 1,897

REGISTERED VOTERS – 88,070

 

WARD – KABUSA

 

APC – 1,124

PDP – 2,494

 

ACCREDITED VOTERS – 4,154

REGISTERED VOTERS – 71,448

 

TOTAL

APC – 13,240

PDP – 19,302