{"id":196045,"date":"2026-02-24T10:56:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:03:17","slug":"fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result","title":{"rendered":"FCT polls: APGA candidate accepts AMAC result"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the February 21 Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, election says he will not challenge the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>Chukwu said this on Tuesday in a congratulatory message to APC candidate, Christopher Maikalangu, who was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that he would not contest the outcome for any reason whatsoever, explaining that elections were all about service, not personal ambition.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the poll was peaceful and orderly, stressing that that the safety recorded during the campaign and election day was a victory for democracy.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that elections remained a means to serve the people and service could not be forced, urging aggrieved persons to seek redress only through lawful means.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pledge support for initiatives that would ensure the success of the incoming administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI congratulate Maikalangu and urge him to be magnanimous in victory by governing with humility and inclusiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAMAC belongs to all residents, irrespective of political, ethnic or religious affiliations, and the new administration should reflect fairness, unity and commitment to the common good,\u201d he said.<\/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 Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the February 21 Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, election says he will not challenge the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Chukwu said this on Tuesday in a congratulatory message to APC candidate, Christopher Maikalangu, who was declared winner by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":196044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-196045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FCT polls: APGA candidate accepts AMAC result - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the February 21 Abuja Municipal Area Council ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FCT polls: APGA candidate accepts AMAC result\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the February 21 Abuja Municipal Area Council ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-24T09:56:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-24T11:03:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771930936.081389.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"FCT polls: APGA candidate accepts AMAC result\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-24T09:56:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-24T11:03:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result\"},\"wordCount\":211,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771930936.081389.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-polls-apga-candidate-accepts-amac-result\",\"name\":\"FCT polls: APGA candidate accepts AMAC result - 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