Edo LG polls: APC sweeps 18 chairmanship, 192 councillorship seats

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has won all the 18 chairmanship positions during the Saturday’s local government election in the State. Declaring the results on Sunday, the Chairman, State’s Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), Mr. Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, said the party also won all the 192 councillorship seats contested in the election. The chairman who didn’t give the figures scored in each local government, said the election was successfully conducted across the 18 local government areas and 192 wards in the state He said accreditation, voting, sorting, counting, collation and declaration of results were carried out in accordance with the Edo State Local Government Electoral Law 2022, as amended and other applicable regulations. “Following the completion of the collation process at the various ward and local government collation centres, the duly appointed ward and local government returning officers announced and declared the results in their respective jurisdictions. “Based on the official results declared by the returning officers, the commission hereby declares that the APC won the 18 local government chairmanship positions and all the 192 councillorship seats contested in the election,” he said. He expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the returning officers, saying they discharged their responsibilities professionally, impartially and in accordance with the law. He noted that despite minor operational challenges in few locations the election was conducted peacefully across the state. He also commended political parties, candidates, traditional rulers, religious leaders, civil society organisations, community leaders, youths, women groups and the electorate for the peaceful conduct during the election.