Politics

APC wins all seats in Ekiti LG polls

The candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have won all the 38 chairmanship and 177 councillorship seats in Saturday’s council elections in Ekiti.

The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC) made the declaration in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Sunday.

The returning officers in the Local Government Areas and in the Local Council Development Areas presented the results of the various council areas at the headquarters of EKSIEC.

The EKSIEC Chairman, Justice Cornelius Akintayo (rtd), applauded the electorate in Ekiti State for the peaceful conduct of the election.

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He also commended parties that took part in the election for their sportsmanship just as he lauded EKSIEC officials, security operatives, and the media for a job well done.

Akintayo listed political parties that participated in the election to include APC, Action Alliance (AA), Action Democratic Congress (ADC), and African Democratic Party (ADP).

Others, he said, were Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), and Zenith Labour Party ZLP.

EKSIEC commissioners and principal officers joined Akintayo at the presentation of the election results.

Prominent opposition parties like the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had earlier declared their disinterest in the election.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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