By Ayodele Oni
The Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, Richard Tombowua, on Sunday, declared the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Chairmanship and Councillorship Candidates as winners of the Saturday Local Government Election.
Announcing the results of the election at the Headquarters of the Commission, Tombowua said that the APC won all 23 chairmanships and 276 councillorship positions contested in the state.
He said, “The election held yesterday across the state went off without a hitch; it was free and fair, and the returning officers have submitted all the results from the field.
“From the results, the All Progressives Congress won all 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship positions.”
He added that five of the eight political parties that submitted lists of candidates participated in the Saturday election.
The SIEC chairman listed the parties that participated in the Saturday election as follows: All Progressives Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, Social Democratic Party, and All Progressives Grand Alliance.
Responding to the declaration of the results, the state chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, (IPAC) and the Labour Party, Ibrahim Idoko, commended the commission for its commitment towards a hitch-free election.
In another development, the APC in Rivers state rubished the conduct and outcome of Saturday’s local government election in the state, insisting that no election was held.
The local government election conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has apparently triggered more crises in the state.
Despite opposition from the loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, the election was conducted on Saturday as directed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Announcing the results, RSIEC said Action Peoples Party (APP) secured 22 out of the 23 chairmanship positions in the October 5 poll.
However, the APC publicity secretary in Rivers State, Ikenga Chibike, said that the judgment of the Federal High Court stands, describing the election as a mirage and a “cooked-up result”.
He stated that the party decided to boycott the election to “obey the judgement from the Federal High Court, which barred the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, (RSIEC), the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services, (DSS), and the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), from going ahead with the election.
“As far as APC is concerned in Rivers State, there was no election on Saturday, so if anybody is announcing anything, it is a cooked-up result.
“The law remains the law. It says that if RSIEC must conduct a proper election, it must follow the due process.
“The court had also declared that every action taken prior to this time is null and void. We are standing with that judgement so we did not participate.”
The All Progressive Congress, APC, has rubbished the Rivers State local government election and its outcome, insisting that no election was held in the state.
The local government election conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has apparently triggered more crises in the state.
Despite opposition from the loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, the election was conducted on Saturday as directed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Announcing the result
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