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Breaking: Jubilation as INEC Declares Winner in Bwari Area Council

Published 22 Feb 2026 Updated 22 Feb 2026 at 8:12 AM

by Bada Yusuf

1 min read

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Joshua Ishaku, as the winner of the Bwari Area Council chairmanship election in Abuja.

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This was announced by the INEC Returning Officer for the Bwari chairmanship election, Mohammed Nurudeen, on Sunday, February 22. Nurudeen explained that Ishaku garnered a total of 18,466 votes in the Saturday, February 21, area council election at the Nigerian capital.

INEC has declared the ruling APC and its candidate, Joshua Ishaku, as the winner of the Bwari Area Council Election on Sunday, February 22. — INEC declares Joshua Ishaku of the APC as the winner of Bwari area council chairmanship election Photo Credit: @inecnigeria
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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023) by Legit.ng. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng

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