The All Progressives Congress (APC) secured victory in all 21 local government chairmanship positions in the recently concluded council elections in Kogi State on Saturday.
The ruling party also won all 239 councillorship seats across the state.
Mamman Nda-Eri, the chairperson of the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), announced the results, describing the elections as “peaceful, free, and fair.”
“APC performed excellently; it cleared all the chairmanship and councillorship positions, leaving nothing to the other 18 political parties that took part in the election,” NAN quoted Nda-Eri as saying.
“The results declared at the headquarters were earlier declared at the various collations centres by the respective returning officers.
Nda-Eri expressed his appreciation to election officials, security personnel, observers, and journalists for their contributions to the successful conduct of the elections.
He encouraged the winners to show magnanimity in victory and work diligently to uphold the Supreme Court ruling that granted financial autonomy to local governments.
The KOSIEC chairman also extended his gratitude to everyone who contributed positively to the smooth execution of the electoral process.