PDP Wins Gwagwalada LGA Election with Clear Margin- 22,165 Votes

By Our Political Reporter

The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Kasim, has emerged winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election conducted as part of the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local government polls.

Announcing the results in the early hours of Sunday, the Returning Officer for Gwagwalada Area Council, Philip Akpen, declared that Kasim polled 22,165 votes to defeat his closest rival, Yahaya Shehu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 17,788 votes.

Akpen described the election as peaceful and smoothly conducted.

He stated:
“I am the Returning Officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council Chairmanship Election for Gwagwalada held on February 21, 2026.

“That Mohammed Kasim of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”

He further announced that Biko Umar of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) came third with 1,687 votes.

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.

Gwagwalada Area Council — Chairmanship Election Breakdown

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 – 1,750

PDP – 22,165

SDP – 432

YPP – 158

Total valid votes: 45,710

Rejected votes: 1,521