The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have won all 10 wards in the area council, Abuja.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has also declared Suleman Sabo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of the February 12 Kuje Area Council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory.
Mr Sabo, the council’s incumbent chairman who will now serve his second term in office, defeated the other five candidates in each of the 10 wards in the area council.
He gathered a total of 13,301 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sarki Hamidu of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who secured 7,694 votes to emerge second.
By this, the PDP candidate defeated the APC with a total margin of 5,607 votes.
Sule Magaji, the INEC Returning Officer for the Kuje Area Council election, announced the final results on Sunday morning.
Below are results of wards officially announced :
Kuje Central (ward 01) – APC- 1717 ; PDP-3671
Chibiri ( ward 02) – APC- 1,172 ; PDP–1,839
Gaube (ward 03) – APC – 1793 ; PDP -2,226
Kwaku ( ward 04) – APC – 562 ; PDP :1450
Kabi (ward 05) – APC – 271 ; PDP -433
Rubochi (ward 06) – APC – 1047 ; PDP – 1506
Gwargwada (ward 07) – APC- 365 ; PDP – 583
Gudrun Karya ( ward 08) – APC -420 ; PDP – 1032
Kujekwa (ward 09) – APC -76 ; PDP – 106
Yenche ( ward 10) – APC – 271 ; PDP – 455
