The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Umar Abdullahi Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the Abaji Area Council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory.
Announcing the result, the commission confirmed that Abubakar secured 15,536 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sokodabo Bilyaminu of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 4,547 votes.
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Mohammed Ibrahim, trailed with 37 votes.
With the outcome, the APC strengthens its hold in Abaji as part of the broader area council elections conducted across the FCT.
