The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has clinched the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship seat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while the All Progressives Congress (APC) retained control of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the February 21, 2026 elections.

In Gwagwalada, Mohammed Kasim of the PDP emerged victorious after polling 22,165 votes to defeat Yahaya Shehu of the APC, who secured 17,788 votes. Biko Umar of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) came third with 1,687 votes.

Philip Akpeni, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared Kasim winner, stating that he satisfied all legal requirements and scored the highest number of valid votes cast.

Meanwhile, in AMAC, the incumbent chairman, Christopher Maikalangu of the APC, was returned elected with 40,295 votes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) placed second with 12,109 votes, while the PDP garnered 3,398 votes.

Andrew Abueo, the AMAC collation officer, announced that 62,861 votes were valid out of a total of 65,197 votes cast. He added that 65,676 voters were accredited from a total of 837,338 registered voters in the council.