APC Wins All 17 Chairmanship Seats in Yobe Local Government Elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured all 17 chairmanship positions contested in Yobe State’s local government elections held on Saturday.

The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) announced the results on Sunday after voting, counting, collation and verification had been completed across the state.

The commission also declared APC candidates winners in 176 of the 178 councillorship positions contested across the state. The remaining two councillorship seats went to the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Fune and the All Peoples Party (APP) in Karasuwa.

YOSIEC chairman Ibrahim Yabani said 10 political parties participated in the election, fielding candidates for the chairmanship and councillorship positions across the state’s 17 local government areas and 178 wards.

The results give the APC control of every elected local government chairmanship position in Yobe, continuing the party’s dominance of the state’s local political structure.

The Inter-Party Advisory Committee in Yobe commended the conduct of the exercise, while certificates of return are expected to be presented to the winners before their eventual swearing-in.