Katsina LG Polls: APC Dominates Wins 31 LGAs, 328 Councillorship Seats
- Again, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has established dominance in Katsina as it cleared all the local government seats in the state
- However, the Katsina state independent electoral commission says it is still waiting on results in Daura and Funtua local government
- It was also gathered that elections were cancelled in Dutsin-Ma local government due to some electoral challenges that forced the commission to refer to the electoral act
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has proven to be dominant in Katsina, winning 31 local government seats at the local government polls, PM News reports.
This was made known on Tuesday, April 12 by the secretary of the Katsina state independent electoral commission, Alhaji Lawal Faskari.
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Faskari during the announcement disclosed that elections in Daura the local government of President Buhari and Funtua local government areas were not completed.
Legit.ng gathered that elections were also cancelled in Dutsin-Ma due to some electoral challenges with the secretary of the electoral commission revealing that the election was conducted peacefully in other areas.
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It was also gathered that 12 political parties participated in the election while results were collated in 328 wards with the exception of Daura and Funtua where results are still yet to be announced.
He said:
“The commission, therefore, wishes to announce that APC has won all the 31 chairmanship and 328 councillorship seats so far collated.”
KTSIEC lauds electoral process, congratulates winners
The commission however congratulated the winners of the polls and lauded them for their comportment and good conduct during the electoral process.
He said:
“KTSIEC also wishes to express its gratitude to the electorate and other stakeholders, and the entire people of the state for the overwhelming support and cooperation extended to it.”
Kebbi LG poll: APC dominates PDP secures landslide victory
Elsewhere, the Kebbi state All Progressives Congress (APC) has also established dominance as it made a clean over bitter rivals PDP at the local government elections held on Saturday, February 5.
The ruling APC won all the available seats in the state, an announcement that was confirmed by the state electoral commission's chairman Aliyu Mohammed-Mera.
Mohammed-Mera revealed that one political party later pulled out, leaving the remaining ones to jostle for the various positions.
FCT LG polls: APC appoints influential chieftains as campaign council members
Meanwhile, Nasarawa and Ebonyi state governors, Abdullahi Sule and David Umahi were inaugurated as the co-chairmen of the APC National Campaign Council for FCT, Abuja councils election 2022.
Both APC governors are to chair the council at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
A prominent member of the council for the FCT council polls scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 12, is the immediate past governor of the northern state, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-makura.
Source: Legit.ng
