Nasarawa LG Elections: APC wins all chairmanship, councillorship positions

The All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Nasarawa State local government council election on Wednesday.

Mr Ayuba Wandai, Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, revealed this when he announced the results in Lafia on Thursday.

Wandai stated that the APC candidates for chairmanship and councillorship won in all 13 of the State’s Local Government Areas (LGAs).

“In this regard, and in accordance with the authority bestowed upon me as Chairman of the Commission and Chief Electoral Officer of the State.

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“I hereby declare APC candidates for Chairmanship in all 13 LGAs as winners, and they are hereby returned elected.”

“The APC candidates for the 147 electoral ward councillor positions are hereby returned elected.”

“It is on record that seven political parties participated in the exercise,” he said, naming the ADC, APC, LP, NNPP, PDP, SDP, and ZLP.

According to reports from the field, the election was peacefully conducted throughout the State, with the exception of a delay in the distribution of election materials in some parts of the State, which he blamed on logistics issues.

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“So far, NASIEC has successfully conducted elections that can best be described as free, fair, and credible, in accordance with state electoral law,” he said.