FCT Council Election 2026: Live Results and Updates
FCT council election: ADC defeats APC in AMAC candidate's PU
The ADC has defeated APC and others to win its first polling unit in the ongoing FCT council election.
The opposition coalition won at polling unit 076, Sani Abacha Estate, Wuse, Zone 4, where Dr Moses Paul, candidate of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), cast his ballot, according to Daily Trust.
Result summary
- ADC - 7
- APC - 2
- Invalid vote -
- Total votes cast - 10
APC’s FCT chair chased from Gwagwalada polling centre
Voters at a polling unit in Gwagwalada in Abuja chased away the chairperson of the APC in the FCT, AbdulMalik Usman, Premium Times reported.
The incident reportedly took place at Pilot Science Primary School, Gwagwalada, which serves as a polling and collation centre.
According to bystanders, this was the second time Mr Usman had been sent away from the centre.
Voters were seen pouring sand on him, while police hurriedly escorted him into his vehicle.
FCT elections: Wike laments low turnout
FCT minister Nyesom Wike has lamented over the low turnout in the FCT council elections.
The minister, who toured some polling units, interacted with electoral officials.
At a polling unit in Karshi, the minister met a few electoral officials without any voters, Daily Trust reported.
FCT Council Election: APC, ADC Split Votes
A rare split result was recorded during the ongoing area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory as the ADC and APC shared votes equally at a polling unit in Abuja.
The outcome reflected a tight contest between the two leading parties at the voting point.
The tie occurred at the Supreme Court Staff Quarters polling unit in Karu, where voters cast equal support for the chairmanship candidates of both parties, Daily Trust reported.
Summary
- APC - 12 votes
- ADC - 12 votes
- PDP - 4 votes
- SDP - 1
- ADP - 1
- Votes cast - 32
- Registered voters - 749
FCT chairmanship poll results: PU: LEA Primary School
Polling Unit: LEA Primary School
FCT council elections: More polling units results
As voting ends and counting of ballots begins, attention is now focused on the polling units' results.
DISCLAIMER: While we continue to report the verified figures from the polling units, kindly note that INEC is the only official body to collate the full results and declare the winners.
FCT council election: ADC defeats APC in AMAC candidate's PU
The ADC has defeated APC and others to win its first polling unit in the ongoing FCT council election.
The opposition coalition won at polling unit 076, Sani Abacha Estate, Wuse, Zone 4, where Dr Moses Paul, candidate of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), cast his ballot, according to Daily Trust.
Result summary
- ADC - 7
- APC - 2
- Invalid vote -
- Total votes cast - 10
INEC shares update from AMAC
According to INEC, election is ongoing smoothly at PU 002, RA 03, in Kabusa (AMAC)
"Electorates turned out massively to cast their votes," the electoral body said.
FCT council election: Vote buying allegations surface
A new update from Situation Room, an independent NGO that monitors elections, said observers at AMAC LGA, Gwarinpa ward, polling units 023 and 171 reported allegations of vote buying.
"Party agents reportedly identified as APC agents were seen calling some voters aside and handing white envelopes to them. Photographic evidence could not be obtained, as some agents were positioned to monitor movements around the area. Additionally, statements were allegedly made suggesting that election results would not be declared if a non-indigene candidate emerged," the NGO posted on X.
Dataphyte also reported a heated argument between APC and PDP agents, and police officers stepped in to resolve the argument.
EFCC deploys operatives to monitor FCT council elections
The EFCC has deployed its operatives across the six council areas in the FCT to monitor the polls. EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede charged the deployed officers to ensure strict surveillance across all the council areas and prevent incidents of vote buying and other electoral malpractices.
The anti-graft agency said its officers are all over the FCT safeguarding the electoral processes to ensure transparency and accountable conducts.
FCT minister Nyesom Wike monitors council election
The minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, is moving around monitoring the conduct of the ongoing council elections.
The minister's media aide, Lere Olayinka, shares footage of his principal at various polling units.
FCT council election: APC, ADC set up situation rooms
Two of the major parties participating in the FCT election, APC and ADC, have set up situation rooms to monitor the voting and collation of results.
FCT council election: ADC candidate alleges intimidation
The ADC chairmanship candidate for AMC, Dr Moses Paul, has alleged intimidation of his party’s agents and blamed the movement restriction for the low voter turnout recorded in parts of the council.
Speaking at his polling unit, Paul said voter turnout was significantly lower than expected, Daily Trust reported.
He attributed the situation to what he described as confusion arising from the movement restriction directive.
FCT Council Election: Late arrival of electoral officers in Kuje Area
The election in Kuje Area Council commenced on a slow note on Saturday following the late arrival of INEC officials at several polling units.
The situation was observed across the first four polling units visited, where electoral officials were yet to arrive as early as 7:30am, despite voters and security personnel arriving from about 7am, The Nation reports.
At the Kuchiyako Primary School polling unit, no INEC official was present as of 7.30am., leaving voters waiting to begin the accreditation process.
Police speak on FCT Council Election
The FCT police command says it's providing adequate security cover for the FCT Council polls.
Speaking to Channels TV on Saturday, the FCT Commissioner, Miller Dantawaye, said the police authorities have deployed in large numbers for the election.
He said the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has also ordered the deployment of a CP in addition to other police personnel to support the FCT Police Command.
AMAC chairman, Christopher Maikalangu, arrives polling unit
The chairman of AMAC, Christopher Maikalangu, has arrived his polling unit to cast his ballot, according to Daily Trust.
Meanwhile, INEC recorded early arrival of election materials and ad hoc staff at the City Centre in the ongoing area council elections, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)).
NAN reported that as of 8:15 a.m., all the polling units visited within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) were set for the commencement of the election.
The news agency also reported that security agencies, including the police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) personnel, were seen manning the polling units.
At polling unit 16, Area 8, City Centre, AMAC, the Presiding Officer, Emmanuel Miracle, said they arrived at 7.30 a.m. to start the business of the day.
“We’re set and waiting for the time for commencement of the election,” Miracle said.
Also at polling unit 15, the electoral officers and security agents were already on the ground waiting for the election to start.
Situation at Bako Primary School, Kwali
Dataphyte, a data-focused news media based in Abuja, reports that as of about 7:56 a.m., following earlier observations, a batch of councillorship ballot papers is reported missing, causing serious concern at the polling unit.
Council elections: FCT residents head to polls
It's the morning of Saturday, February 21. And per INEC's guideline, voting is supposed to have started by now.
FCT residents are now set to elect chairmen and councillors who will oversee the administration of the six Area Councils
Unlike the 36 states of the election, where the polls are called local government elections, they are referred to as Area Council polls in the FCT. INEC will conduct the elections in 2,822 polling units across 62 wards in the six area councils: Abaji
- Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)
- Bwari
- Gwagwalada
- Kuje
- Kwali.
Legit.ng gathers that the last area council polls were held on 12 February 2022, resulting in a split outcome with three councils won by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and three won by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Channels TV, some streets, marketplaces, and community halls of the territory are already buzzing with expectations.
PDP responds to FCT candidates' withdrawal
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the withdrawal of some of its candidates from the forthcoming Area Council elections in the FCT was carried out without the party’s consent.
Ini Ememobong, the national spokesperson of the PDP, in a statement issued on Friday, February 20, said the party’s leadership received reports of the candidates’ withdrawal from the contest with dismay.
He said via X:
“The National Working Committee of the Party PDP has received with utter dismay the news of the withdrawal or stepping down of some chairmanship candidates of our party from the forthcoming Abuja Local Council elections. This action is anti-democratic in every sense and is hereby totally condemned by the party."
FCT election: Tinubu sends message to INEC
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use the weekend elections to inspire confidence in the electorate regarding the electoral process.
Tinubu gave the charge to the Prof. Joash Amupitan-led Commission in a statement obtained by Legit.ng on Friday, February 20, and signed by Bayo Onanuga, his spokesperson.
Tinubu specifically admonished INEC “to take all necessary measures to bolster voters’ confidence by ensuring timely accreditation, smooth voting processes, accurate collation, and prompt transmission of results, in line with the 2026 Electoral Act."
The full statement by the Nigerian leader can be read below via X:
FCT election 2026: Kingibe speaks on curfew
Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the FCT, has condemned the curfew imposed by Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, ahead of Saturday’s area council elections.
In a special broadcast on national television and radio stations, Wike had declared Friday, February 20, as a work-free day in the nation’s capital ahead of the council polls. He also announced a restriction of human and vehicular movement in the FCT from 8 pm on Friday, February 20, to 6 pm on Saturday, February 21.
However, in a statement on Friday, February 20, by Matilda Duncan, her special assistant on media, Kingibe described Wike’s action as “authoritarian, ill-considered, and unacceptable in a democratic society,” Channels TV noted.
CSO flags FCT election security
The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), a civil society organisation, has raised security concerns ahead of the area council elections in the FCT, urging proactive measures to prevent violence and ensure credible polls.
As reported on Friday, February 20, by The Cable, BBYDI, through its citizen-led observation platform BallotEyes, said some councils remain vulnerable to election-related violence based on historical trends and recent field observations.
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