{"id":195886,"date":"2026-02-23T10:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fct-election-apc-receives-council-chairmen-elect"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:31:17","slug":"fct-election-apc-receives-council-chairmen-elect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-election-apc-receives-council-chairmen-elect","title":{"rendered":"FCT election: APC receives council chairmen-elect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, alongside the Chairman of the APC National Campaign Council, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, among others, received the newly elected chairmen for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT councils area.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates of the ruling party won five councils while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP got one.<\/p>\n<p>The African Democratic Congress, ADC, the party housing the coalition of opposition leaders failed to win any of the council.<\/p>\n<p>APC won the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Abaji, Kuje, Bwari and Kwali.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on its official X handle on Monday, the party said the newly elected chairmen were received by its leaders, including the Party\u2019s National Working Committee, NWC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, alongside the Chairman of the APC National Campaign Council, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, among others, received the newly elected chairmen for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT councils area. 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