FCT Area Council Election: PDP Wins Kuje Chairmanship PollYour support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. FCT, Abuja - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Suleman Sabo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of the Kuje area council chairmanship election in the ongoing FCT area council polls. Sabo, a former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and incumbent chairman, defeated the other five candidates in each of the 10 wards in the area council. He secured a total of 13,301 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sarki Hamidu of the APC, who got 7,694 votes to emerge second. Recommended for you Banks begin payment of old naira notes to customers, set withdrawal limits... Sule Magaji, the INEC returning officer for the Kuje council election, announced the final results on Sunday morning, February 13 at the INEC office in the area. PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! Break down of the results at the ward level: APC - 1717 PDP - 3,671 APC - 1,172 PDP - 1,839 APC - 1,793 PDP - 2,226 APC - 562 PDP - 1, 450 APC - 271 PDP - 433 APC - 1,047 PDP - 1, 506 APC - 365 PDP - 583 APC - 420 PDP - 1, 032 APC - 76 PDP - 106 APC - 271 PDP - 455 Recommended for you Lady in tears as she bumps into mum reading her WhatsApp chat with boyfrien... Meanwhile, election observer, Yiaga Africa decried the challenges faced during the FCT area council elections. The preliminary findings of the observer group released as of 1:00 pm on election day indicate widespread discrepancies with the electoral guidelines. The group lamented that issues such as late opening of polling units, malfunctioning of INEC machines, imbalance in the distribution of voters to new polling units, among others. Yiaga Africa’s WTV had issued 10 recommendations for all the active participants in the forthcoming FCT area council elections on Saturday, February 12. The active citizens include the Independent National Electoral Commission, security agencies, Civil Society Organisations, and citizens. The recommendations were signed by Yiaga Africa's Executive Director, Samson Itodo, and board member, Ezenwa Nwagwu. Source: Legit.ng The PDP has been declared the winner of the chairmanship election in Kuje local council area of the FCT PDP's Suleman Sabo secured a total of 13,301 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sarki Hamidu of the APC The APC candidate who got 7,694 votes to emerge second out of five contestants lost in all ten wards in the area Your support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. FCT, Abuja - Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG!