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Breaking: INEC Declares Winner Kwali Area Council Poll, a PDP vs APC Race

Published 22 Feb 2026 Updated 22 Feb 2026 at 7:58 AM

by Bada Yusuf

1 min read

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Daniel Nuhu, has been declared the winner of the Kwali Area Council chairmanship election. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nuhu polled a total of 17,032 votes in the election.

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Nuhu secured his victory in the majority of the wards to defeat his closest rival, Haruna Pai of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 8,575 votes in the election, which was held on Saturday, February 21.

INEC has declared Daniel Nuhu of the APC as the winner of Kwali area council chairmanship election — INEC declares APC winner of Kwali 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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