It was jubilation galore by members of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) in Kaduna State yesterday evening, when the Kaduna State Electoral Independent Commission (KAD-SEICOM) announced the result of the local government Chairmanship and councillorship elections conducted across the State.
The Commission’s Chairperson, Hajiya Hajara Mohammed, announced that the APC won all the 23 local government Chairmanship seats and all the 255 councillorship positions in the State.
Hajara said, “Eight political parties filled in political candidates in the election. They are ADC, APC, APGA, LP, NNPP, PDP, PRP, and YPP”. She explained that The electoral officers have filed their reports, and at the end of exercise, 23 won chairmanship positions and 255 won councillorship positions.
“The 23 local government Returning Officers and 255 wards Returning Officers have declared the results in their respective constituencies and submitted their results in accordance with the law alongside with the Presiding Officers.
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.
The State Governor, Uba Sani said the election was peaceful, free and fair. In an interview with newsmen after casting his vote at LEA Kawo polling unit O47 yesterday, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the local government elections across the State.
According to him, “The elections have been generally free, fair, and peaceful, with only minor issues reported in three polling units and wards.The turnout across the 23 local government areas was satisfactory.
All Progressives Congress (APC) had campaigned extensively throughout the State. In every election, there are winners and losers.
However, the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier announced its boycott of yesterdays local government elections.
According to an issued press statement yesterday by the party’s state chairman, Chief Edward Masha, this decision follows concerns over alleged irregularities in the electoral process.
Chief Masha stated that KAD-SIECOM had failed to ensure a fair and transparent process. According to him, one of the primary issues raised was the alleged exclusion of result sheets from sensitive election materials, a development the party believes undermines the credibility of the elections.
