INEC Declares APC’s Christopher Maikalangu Winner of AMAC Chairmanship Election
By Jamisi Newsline
The (INEC) has declared of the (APC) as the winner of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship election.
The declaration was made on Sunday by , the AMAC collation officer, after the conclusion of the vote tally.
According to Abue, Maikalangu, the incumbent chairman, polled 40,295 votes out of 62,861 valid votes cast to clinch victory in the poll held across the .
The (ADC) came second with 12,109 votes, while the (PDP) finished third, polling 3,398 votes.
Abue disclosed that 2,336 votes were rejected, bringing the total votes cast to 65,197. He further stated that AMAC has 837,338 registered voters, out of which 65,676 voters were accredited for the election.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law, Christopher Maikalangu of the APC is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Abue announced.
INEC also released the full breakdown of votes scored by candidates of the 16 political parties that contested the election:
- Accord (A): 403
- Action Alliance (AA): 108
- African Democratic Congress (ADC): 12,109
- Action Democratic Party (ADP): 588
- All Progressives Congress (APC): 40,295
- All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA): 1,111
- Allied Peoples Movement (APM): 122
- Action Peoples Party (APP): 32
- Boot Party (BP): 43
- New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP): 1,694
- National Rescue Movement (NRM): 73
- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP): 3,398
- Peoples Redemption Party (PRP): 90
- Social Democratic Party (SDP): 2,185
- Young Progressives Party (YPP): 421
- Zenith Labour Party (ZLP): 189
INEC said the election was conducted in line with electoral guidelines, adding that detailed reports from the field would be made available as required.
