NASARAWA LG POLL: APC WINS ALL 13 CHAIRMANSHIP POSITIONS
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The All Progressives Congress has won the 13 chairmanship positions out of the 147 wards in the just-concluded local government elections in Nasarawa State.
The announcement was delivered Sunday evening at the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) headquarters in Lafia, the state capital, by Barr. Ayuba Usman, the Commission’s chairman.
In order to install chairmen and council members in the state’s 147 electoral wards and thirteen local government regions, the results of the elections held on November 2nd were made public.
He announced that the candidates of the All Progressives Congress won the 13 chairmanship positions and out of the 147 wards, 140 APC candidates won councillorship, while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won five and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) won two.
He gave a breakdown of the results for chairmanship seats as follows: Lafia (217573), Doma (70545), Keana (35094), Awe (59206), Obi (93486), Keffi (74419), Kokona (53057), Akwanga (82075), Toto (43792), Karu (146450), Wamba (39377), Nasarawa (96358) and Nasarawa-Eggon (94497).
He noted that the exercise was entirely peaceful, expressing profound appreciation to the voting public for their unwavering resolve towards entrenching democracy at the grassroots level.
He added that the election reflected the accessibility and cooperation of all stakeholders to promote political participation in the state.
Barr. Usman added that the turnout was massive despite a spate of voter apathy, which he attributed to communal consensus.
He said the participation of 14 political parties in the electoral process underscored the confidence of the parties in the election, noting that the use of technology had further made the process seamless and efficient.
He said the success of the election was due to the robust awareness campaign carried out by the commission, the cooperation of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the relentless determination of security agencies to maintain peace and public order.
He added that the election reflected the accessibility and cooperation of all stakeholders to promote political participation in the state.
Barr. Usman added that the turnout was massive despite a spate of voter apathy, which he attributed to communal consensus.
He said the participation of 14 political parties in the electoral process underscored the confidence of the parties in the election, noting that the use of technology had further made the process seamless and efficient.
He said the success of the election was due to the robust awareness campaign carried out by the commission, the cooperation of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the relentless determination of security agencies to maintain peace and public order.
The electoral umpire boss equally emphasised NASIEC’s commitment to upholding democracy by ensuring an acceptable, transparent and credible election outcome.
The two Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) councillorship seats are in Doma local government area, while that of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has four in Nasarawa-Eggon and one in Keffi local government area.
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