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

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.

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.

The election can be described as a race between the ruling APC and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The elections are also the first to be held under the recently signed Electoral Act 2026, and they are widely considered a testing ground for the 2027 general election.

Oladotun Hassan, a legal practitioner, reacted to the new electoral law while speaking with Legit.ng, commended the new Electoral Act. He said:

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"People should not write off the manual recording. The most important thing is the need for agents of every political party to be represented. What happened in 2023, there was no hiccups except for the glitch that happened, and the glitch is not a crime. It can happen in any system."

Nigerians react as INEC announces Kwali results

The outcome of the poll has started generating reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their comments:

Masterpiece said opposition will start respecting APC:

"At this point, all the ADC candidates and all the opposition party supporters will learn to respect the electoral credibility and capacity of the APC as a party under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. They can now calm down and learn politics in Nigeria and avoid all this unnecessary social media noise and clout."

Ogundele mocked the opposition ADC:

"This result confirm yoruba popular saying that - obe T'aba fi abosi piina, yio rupa'na keyin ni..You can't build something on nothing. The result of the election is testament that ADC is not only a mixture of disgruntled but also a potential disaster for individuals towards 2027."

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Alli Olabisi commended the PDP in the election:

"PDP is the party with 100 lives. With all the ups and downs that rocked the party, it still won a seat, the importance of building a structure, of having grassroot presence."

Anointed Oriarebun explained Nigerian politics:

"Although elections in Nigeria are constitutionally meant to be decided by voters, political outcomes are often heavily influenced by party caucuses and powerful political actors who are widely seen as the real owners of the political system."

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Source: Legit.ng