APC sweeps Kaduna LG poll

The All Progressives Congress has emerged victorious in the Saturday local government election in Kaduna State.

According to the results announced by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, APC won 23 chairmanship seats and 255 councillorship positions.

Declaring the results, the Chairman of KADSIECOM, Hajiya Hajara Mohammed said, APC defeated seven other political parties who participated in the election.

“By the power vested on the Commission, I hereby wish to confirm the result earlier collected and returned by the returning officers. I am confirming these results as follows; APC won the 23 local government Chairmanship positions and the 255 wards councillorship positions across the State”, Mohammed said.

Speaking with journalists shortly after casting his vote at LEA Kawo polling unit O47, Governor Uba Sani, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the local government elections across the state.

He noted that the election was free, fair, and peaceful, with only minor issues reported in three polling units and wards.

Meanwhile, the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has also commended the peaceful conduct of the local government elections across the 21 LGAs in the state.

The Governor who voted at pulling unit 1, Upogoro/Odenku ward in Okene Local Government, commended the people of the state for conducting themselves peacefully irrespective of political divide.

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