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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 18 chairmanship positions and the 192 councillorship seats in Saturday’s local government election held in Edo State.
The Chairman of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, while announcing the results at the commission’s secretariat, said the minor hitches recorded during the election were not enough to affect the outcome of the exercise. He urged those with grievances to seek redress through the legal process.
He commended the electorate for coming out to vote and also praised Governor Monday Okpebholo for giving the commission a free hand to carry out its responsibilities.
He said the winners would be presented with their certificates of return on Monday.
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“The electoral process comprising accreditation, voting, sorting, counting, collation, and declaration of results was conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Edo State Local Government Electoral Law, the 2022 Electoral Law, and the amended 2026 Electoral Law Guidelines issued by the Commission and other applicable regulations governing the conduct of local government elections.
“Following the completion of the collation process at the various wards and local government collation centres, the duly appointed Ward Returning Officers and the Local Government Returning Officers announced and declared the results in their respective jurisdictions.
“According to the official results declared, the All Progressives Congress won all the 18 local government chairmanship positions and all the 192 councillorship seats contested in the election.
“The Commission is satisfied that the Returning Officers carried out their statutory responsibilities professionally, impartially, and in accordance with the law. Overall, the election was conducted peacefully across the state. While there were minor operational challenges in a few locations, these did not substantially affect the overall conduct or outcome of the election. The Commission remains committed to the continual improvement of its electoral process through periodic reviews and stakeholder engagement,” the EDSIEC chairman said.
