By David Lawani, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulrahman Ajiya, as the winner of the Abaji Area Council chairmanship race.

The INEC Returning Officer, Simon Malaka, who announced the result, said Mr Ajiya, the incumbent chairman, scored the highest votes of 13,442 to defeat his closest rival, Muhammad Ashafa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 10,473 votes.

Meanwhile, the candidate of the All progressive Congress, APC, Mr Danladi Chiya has emerged the winner of Kwali Area Council Chairmanship election with the total of 7,646 against his closest eival of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Haruna Pai who scored 7,345.

The Returning officer of the Election Professor Wesley Daniel Nafarnda of University of Abuja nade the declaration at the INEC Office in Kwali Abuja.

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Mr Danladi Chiya is the first since inception of Democracy in Kwali area council to be reelected as an incumbent Chairman.