APC sweeps Cross River, Nasarawa LG elections

The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared the 13 chairmanship candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the Nov. 2 local government election in the State.

Mr Ayuba Wandai, Chairman of the commission and Returning Officer, made the declaration on Sunday at the commission’s office in Lafia. Wandai also declared that the councillorship candidates of APC won in the 140 electoral wards out of 147 while candidates of opposition parties won seven councillorship seats.

He said that the candidates of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won one seat in Akwanga, four in Nassarawa-Eggon, while Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) won two in Doma Local Government. The commission’s chairman explained that nine political parties presented candidates in the local  government elections.

Similarly, the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all  18 chairmanship and 196 councillorship  seats in the state.

Dr Ekong Boco, Chairman of the commission, announced the results at the commission’s office in Calabar on Sunday. The election was conducted in all the 18 local government areas in the state on Saturday.

Boco urged the elected chairmen and councillors to be magnanimous in victory and also give priority to the development of their local governments. Boco, thereafter, presented  certificates  of return to the winners.