LGA POLLS: PDP Wins One Chairmanship Slot In APC Controlled Niger

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has won one out of 22 council chairmanship slots declared after Saturday’s local government elections the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, NSIEC declared on Sunday.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won 22 out of the 23 declared  a result that went against the grain of recent local government polls in the country where the party in office wins every position.

The results of two local government chairmanship contests were being awaited as at the time of the briefing on the result.

Chairman of the Niger state Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC),  Aminu Baba who observed that nine political parties participated in the election said that the results of the contests in Tafa and Mashegu Local Government Areas were yet to be returned to him as at the time of the briefing.

He said:

“From the results submitted by our Returning Officers, the All Progressives Party (APC)  has won the chairmanship position in 22 local governments while Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  won Gbako local government.

“Two local government areas, Mashegu and Tafa are yet to submit their results to the Commission and seven wards in Shiroro, Chachanga, Bida and Rafi local government area were declared inconclusive.

“It is also pertinent to note that one ward in Shiroro local government (Bangajiya ward) is inconclusive, similarly, Tudun Wada north in Chachanga local government is also inconclusive.

“Bida local government has four wards which were declared inconclusive while in Rafi local government, Kakuri ward was declared inconclusive.”

The elections on Saturday was generally marred by the late arrival of voting materials.

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