APC wins 21 chairmanship seats, 239 councillorship positions

The Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress as the winners of all 21 local government chairmanship seats and 239 councillorship positions in the election held on Saturday.

KOSIEC Chairman, Mr Mamman Nda-Eri, who announced the results in Lokoja, described the election as peaceful, free, fair, and credible.

Among the elected chairpersons was a woman who secured the chairmanship position in Ogori-Magongo Local Government Area.

“The APC performed excellently, winning all chairmanship and councillorship positions, leaving nothing to the other 18 political parties that participated in the election.

“The results at the headquarters were earlier declared at the various collation centres by the respective Returning Officers.

“As Chairman of KOSIEC, I hereby confirm the results previously collated and returned by the Returning Officers,” he stated.

Nda-Eri thanked the electoral officials, security agencies, observers, and journalists for contributing to the election’s success.

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