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<p>By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa</p><div class="cclud28J" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>President Bola Tinubu has congratulated candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on their victories in Saturday&#8217;s area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and legislative by-elections in Rivers and Kano states, praising the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, for his role in the party&#8217;s success.</p>
<p>The elections, conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), involved chairmanship and councillorship contests across the FCT&#8217;s six area councils—Abaji, Abuja Municipal (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Kwali. Concurrent by-elections were also held for the Kano Municipal and Ungogo constituencies in Kano State, and the Ahoada East II and Khana II constituencies in Rivers State.</p>
<p>According to results declared by INEC, the APC secured chairmanship victories in four of the six FCT councils: Abaji, Kwali, AMAC, and Bwari. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claimed victory in Gwagwalada. In the Rivers State by-elections, the APC won both contested seats.</p><div class="YannI4WB" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>In a statement on Sunday, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, quoted Tinubu as urging the winners to view their mandate as &#8220;a sacred trust&#8221; and to serve with humility, patriotism, and dedication.</p>
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<p>The President specifically commended Wike, a key opposition figure who defected to the APC to serve in the cabinet, for his &#8220;remarkable achievements in the territory, which have yielded political dividends to the governing APC.&#8221; Tinubu also congratulated the APC national and state leaderships on the victories.</p>
<p>Tinubu further lauded INEC, security agencies, and voters for the &#8220;peaceful and successful conduct of the elections,&#8221; describing the process as one that strengthens democratic culture and institutions.</p>
<p>However, the post-election period was not without contention. Reports indicated a low voter turnout across the FCT, and opposition parties alleged widespread irregularities.</p>
<p>In a swift response, the PDP inaugurated a special legal team to handle election petitions arising from the FCT Area Council polls. While congratulating its victorious candidates, including Gwagwalada Chairman-elect Mohammed Kasim, the party claimed the elections were marred by &#8220;unprecedented intimidation, high-powered money politics, and brazen executive brigandage.&#8221;</p>
<p>PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, alleged that video evidence exists showing security forces interfering with the process. &#8220;Armed security personnel were used to cart away result sheets in polling units, intimidate voters, and unduly influence the outcome of the elections,&#8221; he claimed.</p>
<p>The party warned that the conduct of the polls and the low turnout could be a &#8220;foreshadowing&#8221; of the 2027 general elections if urgent corrective measures are not taken by the National Assembly and the President. The newly inaugurated legal team, headed by National Legal Adviser Shafi Bara’u, Esq., will manage all complaints and litigations arising from the election.</p>
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