FCT elections: Maikalangu emerges APC candidate for AMAC Chairmanship

By Philomina Attah

Mr. Christopher Maikalangu, the Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has emerged the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) for the FCT Area Council elections scheduled to hold on 26 February, 2025.

Maikalangu was first elected into office on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He, however, defected to to the ruling APC on April 2025.

APC had earlier granted a waiver to allow new members from opposition parties to participate in its primary election.

The decision was reached during an emergency meeting of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The AMAC Chairman secured 51 votes to secure the ticket of his new party to recontest his position in the primary election held in Abuja on Wednesday.

The AMAC Electoral Committee Chairman, Mr Habib Ibrahim, who announced Maikalangu as the winner, urged all aspirants to accept the outcome and support the winner in good faith.

The win solidifies Maikalangu’s position as the party’s standard flag bearer for the upcoming 2026 general election.

The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Mr Zephaniah Jisalo, who is also the leader of APC in FCT, congratulated Maikalangu on his victory in the APC primaries.

Jisalo urged those who lost to accept the outcome of the primary election and support Maikalangu as the party’s flag bearer.

During his official welcome address to APC, he said that the move was about aligning the area council with the center of power so as to unlock greater opportunities for the people

According to him, since the emergence of President Bola Tinubu and the appointment of Nyesom Wike as FCT Minister, we have seen renewed hope in action.

“Joining the APC is in the best interest of AMAC residents.

“We have already felt the positive impact in AMAC through federal appointments given to sons and daughters of the FCT and through projects championed by the Tinubu-led administration,” he said.

Maikalangu thanked party delegates for their votes and support, while calling on other aspirants who contested with him to work with him for the overall interest of the party and AMAC residents. (NAN)