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Oyo LG Poll: PDP Claims Victory In Landslide Win
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates have emerged victorious in all chairmanship positions during Oyo State local government election on Saturday.
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, oversaw the election in all the 33 local government areas.
The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, cast his ballot in the recently concluded Local Government (LG) election across the state.
Makinde voted at Polling Unit 1, Ward 11 in Ibadan North East Local Government Area.
According to Daily Post, the OYSIEC declared PDP winners of the election in all 33 LGAs on Sunday.
The results were declared at the office of OYSIEC, which is located in Ibadan, the state capital.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State has emerged victorious in the local council elections conducted by the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC).
The party secured all 11 chairmanship and 114 councillorship seats in the state.
The Chairman of the electoral commission, Saidu Shehu Awak, announced on Saturday that all APC candidates were elected in the peaceful election conducted across all polling units in the state’s 11 local government areas.
Despite the participation of five political parties, including the Accord Party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Young People Party (YPP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), none of them managed to win a single seat.
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