Ahead of the 2026 FCT Area Council elections, CEYWI commenced its plan to deploy trained and accredited observers to observe the conduct of the elections. The FCT Area Council elections was conducted in the 6 Area Council of the FCT.

The Federal Capital Territory Area Council Elections held on Saturday, 21st February 2026. The exercise was expected to see 1,680,315 registered voters casting their ballots across 2,822 polling units (PUs) in the six (6) Area Councils of the FCT —namely Abaji, the Abuja Municipal Area Council, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali. It was contested by 570 candidates in 68 (sixty-eight) constituencies for the positions of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen and 62 (sixty-two) Councilors made up of 10 (ten) wards each for five Area Councils and 12 (twelve) wards for the Abuja Municipal Area Council.