Monday, October 7, 2024 -The Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of all 27 local government chairmanship elections.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by
JISIEC spokesman Habibu Yarima. He stated that the election results were
declared at the respective local government headquarters and ward collation
centers across the 27 local government areas of the state.
According to him, “The All Progressives
Congress (APC) has won all 27 chairmanship elections and 281 out of 287
councillorship positions contested by 11 political parties in the local
government council elections held last Saturday, October 5.”
He further noted that the All Progressives
Grand Alliance (APGA) won one councillorship seat in Margadu Ward, Guri Local
Government, while the Accord Party secured four councillorship seats: Ajaura
Ward in Taura Local Government, Kanwa Ward in Jahun Local Government, Maiaduwa
Ward in Gagarawa Local Government, and Guntusu Ward in Gwaiwa Local Government.
He added, “The winner of the councillorship
seat for Dubantu Ward in Hadejia Local Government was not declared due to
disagreements over the result collation and the destruction of some ballot
boxes.”
The Executive Chairman of JISIEC, Hon.
Auwalu Muhammad Harbo, has already presented certificates of return to all the
winners of the 27 local government chairman seats.
Commenting on the election outcome, the
Chairman of the Jigawa State All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Aminu Sani
Gumel, congratulated his party members on their overwhelming victory.
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