The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship and coucillorship seats contested in the September 26 local government election in Enugu State.
It would be recalled that the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) conducted election into the 17 chairmanship and 260 councillorship positions in the state on Saturday.
Declaring the election results at the ENSIEC headquarters in Enugu on Sunday, the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Christian Ngwu, said that the election was free and fair.
Ngwu said that the election was conducted according to rules guiding the commission, and “subsequently, we are issuing the winners with certificate of returns.”
Speaking after collecting his certificate of return, Chairman of Enugu South Local Government Area, Chief Caleb Ani, attributed the landslide victory of the candidates of APC to the massive developmental works of Governor Peter Mbah.
Ani urged the residents of the state to vote for Mbah en masse in the forthcoming 2027 general election to continue the good works.
“Gov. Mbah has done well in all ramifications, this is partly while the APC candidates won overwhelmingly.
“I urge the people to vote for him, come 2027 General Elections so that he will continue with his good works and do more,” he said.
Reacting, the APC Chairman in Enugu State, Martin Chukwunweike, said that the resounding victory at the polls indicates the dominance of the m APC, in the state.
“We will not rest as we push the developmental efforts of President Bola Tinubu and our amiable Governor, Peter Mbah, for the world to see.
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“Tinubu, Mbah and all the APC candidates will be reelected in 2027 as they have performed exceptionally well in the past three years,” he said.
In the numerical figures of the results pronounced, APC chairmanship candidates won with wide margins while the opposition parties trailed behind with minimal votes.
For instance, in Udenu, Igbo-Eze North and Igbo-Eze SouthLlocal Government Areas, respectively, the APC chairmen elect secured virtually the whole votes cast.
