FCT Polls: Abdullahi Of APC Beats Shaban Of PDP For Kuje Chairmanship

Abdullahi Galadima of the All Progressives Congress has emerged the winner of the chairmanship election in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. He unseats the incumbent, Shaban Tete of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which declared the result of April 9 election and April 13 rerun in the same Area Council said that Abdullahi Galadima scored 15,175 votes to clinch the victory while Shaban Tete trailed behind with 13,650 votes.
The INEC Returning Officer in the area, Nicholas Belikatu, who announced the outcome of the election, said that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) came third with 5,503 votes.
“A party must win with a simple majority of the highest votes cast, must meet two-third spread across the 10 wards and number of cancelled votes must not exceed the difference between the winner and the second candidate.
“Having satisfied these requirements of INEC, I, Nichols Belikatu, declare Mr. Abdulahi Galadima the winner of Kuje Area council chairmanship election.
“Any aggrieved member has the right to file a complaint to INEC headquarters.”
Political party agents for the election expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the exercise.
The Agent of the APC, Usman Balla, said: “I am satisfied and happy with the conduct of the election and the new government will take Kuje to the next level.
“People accused APC of rigging and manipulation in the election, but I am not aware of such in the poling unit I covered.”
Jude Isutuwa, the APGA agent, also expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the poll and said that he expected development in the area “because Kuje has been rated low in performance.
“If the coming government doesn’t perform, it will be voted out in the next election.” [myad]