BREAKING: Akwa Ibom Electoral Commission Declares Winners of LG Election
- The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) has announced the results of the local government election
- The AKISIEC chairman, Aniedi Ikoiwak, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in 30 local government areas
- According to the result, the All Progressives Congress (APC) only won in Essien Udim local government area
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Uyo, Akwa Ibom state - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged victorious in 30 out of the 31 local government areas in the Akwa Ibom state council election.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) won in Essien Udim, the local government area of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
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The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) chairman, Aniedi Ikoiwak, announced the LF election results on Sunday, October 5.
The PDP secured the majority of the councillorship seats across the state in the Saturday, October 4 election.
The APC, however, claimed that the process was marred by widespread rigging, violence, and theft of materials by the PDP.
The APC state publicity secretary, OtoAbasi Udo, alleged that AKISIEC compromised the integrity and credibility of the election in favour of the PDP.
Udo alleged that AKISIEC is controlled, managed and influenced by the Akwa Ibom state government.
“And to that extent, the obvious result would be tilted in favour of the ruling party in the State. Therefore, what we saw and experienced yesterday was a manifestation of such influence beginning with acute shortages of election materials which disenfranchised quite a number of accredited voters, and actions of financial inducements on voters by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the State."
List of states where local govt electionswere heldon October 5
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that local government elections were held in four different states across the federation on Saturday, October 5.
The election will give residents of those states opportunities to vote for preferred candidates in the chairmanship and councillorship positions.
Eligible voters in all the local government areas in Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom, and Jigawa states are expected to participate in the election.
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