FCT Poll: PDP Swept APC Out Of Power In AMAC, Council Hosting Aso Rock

The PDP won in 10 of the 12 wards in AMAC to outpoll the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), which has been holding sway in the municipal in the last four years. Mr. Christopher Zakka (Maikalangu) of the PDP defeated his closest rival, Mr. Murtala Usman Karshi (Yamarayi) of the APC and 10 others, to win the election. While Zakka polled 19,302 votes Karshi, who was declared the authentic candidate of the APC by the Supreme Court secured 13,249 votes. The results for AMAC were officially declared by the INEC Returning Officer, Sani Saka, who announced that the PDP won in 10 wards while the APC won in the remining two. By winning AMAC, the PDP has now won in three of the four area councils whose final results had been declared as of noon on Sunday. While the results of only Kwali area council left, PDP has won in Kuje, Bwari, AMAC the APC has so far won in Gwagwalada Area Council. Below are the details of the AMAC Chairmanship result Ward – Nyanya APC -1,199 PDP – 1,861 Accredited voters – 3,301 Registered voters – 53,237 Ward – Jiwa APC -1,224 PDP – 1,429 Accredited voters – 2,831 Registered voters – 43,572 Ward – GUI APC -834 PDP – 1,606 Ward – Karshi APC -1,477 PDP – 180 Accredited voters – 1,678 Registered voters – 13,943 Ward – Gwagwa APC -1,158 PDP – 1,624 Accredited voters – 2,952 Registered voters – 39,960 Ward – Orozo APC -335 PDP – 674 Accredited voters – 1,051 Registered voters – 30,417 Ward – City Center APC -1,093 PDP – 1,137 Accredited voters – 2,360 Registered voters – 74,245 Ward – Garki APC -914 PDP – 2,983 Accredited voters – 4,385 Registered voters – 86,109 Ward – Karu APC -863 PDP – 1,848 Accredited voters – 2,857 Registered voters – 59,485 Ward – Gwarinpa APC -2,086 PDP – 2,609 Accredited voters – 4,953 Registered voters – 99,384 Ward – Wuse APC -933 PDP – 857 Accredited voters – 1,897 Registered voters – 88,070 Ward – Kabusa APC – 1,124 PDP – 2,494 Accredited voters – 4,154 Registered voters – 71,448 Total APC – 13,240 PDP – 19,302