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Bello Alhassan
DAILY COURIER - The Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 11 chairmanship seats and 114 councillorship positions in the just concluded local government council elections.
The state electoral umpire said the APC won all 114 councillorship positions unopposed as no party other than the ruling party fielded candidates for the election.
However, the Gombe State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of the exercise, alleging that it was a travesty of democracy and mere drama.
While the PDP said it is planning on what appropriate redress mechanisms to use, the newly elected and returned local government council officials will be sworn in by Governor Inuwa Yahaya on Monday (tomorrow).
PDP Wins All 33 LGAs In Oyo Council Poll
Similarly, candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have won the chairmanship position in all the 33 Local Government Areas in Saturday’s council election in Oyo State.
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) announced the result on Sunday amidst controversy of irregularities during the voting process.
The results were announced at the Conference Hall of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, Agodi, Ibadan.
After the presentation of the results from all the 33 local government areas where elections took place, the OYSIEC Chairman, Mr Isiaka Olagunju, affirmed the results and declared PDP victorious.
There are, however, complaints from some local government areas about discrepancies noticed during the electoral process ranging from lateness of materials and personnel to non availability of necessary material in some.
There are allegations that election did not take place in some wards from Ibadan North, Ibadan South West, some parts of Saki in the Oke Ogun axis of the state among others..
While thanking all electoral officers, party agents and security agents who participated in the process, Olagunju acknowledged the fact that there are areas of improvement to be worked on, noting that detailed report of the election would be presented to the state government as soon as it is ready.
Meanwhile, the African Action Congress (AAC) has registered its displeasure with the conduct of the local government elections and called for its cancellation.
At a press conference at the party office in Ibadan, the National Publicity Secretary of AAC, Fẹmi Adeyeye, alleged that Oyo State government did not conduct a credible election.
He called on security agents to release its State Chairman and another member who was arrested during the election period.
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