The All Progressives Congress has won all the 18 chairmanship positions and the 192 councillorship positions in last Saturday’s local government election held across the state.
Announcing the results at the Secretariat of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, its chairman, Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, said the noticeable hitches were not enough to affect the outcome of the exercise, urging anyone with grievances to seek redress through the legal process.
The electoral commission chairman commended the electorate for turning out to vote and Governor Monday Okpebholo for giving the commission a free hand to carry out its duties.
He said the winners would be given their certificates of return on Monday.
“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 Guideline issued by the commission and other applicable regulations governing the conduct of local government elections.
“Following the completion of the coordination 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, 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 in its electoral process through periodic reviews and stakeholder engagement.”
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