LG Polls: PDP sweeps all 21 chairmanship seats in Adamawa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa won 21 seats in the local government election conducted on Saturday.
Mohammed Umar, the chairman of the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), announced the results of the election on Sunday in Yola.
Mr Umar said that for councillorship positions, PDP also won 225 seats, while NNPP won one seat in the Demsa ward in the Demsa Local Government Area of the state.
“For the chairmanship election, PDP won all the 21 seats as declared at the local government level.
“And for the councillorship, PDP won 225 seats while NNPP won one seat in Demsa ward,” he said.
He further said the commission would issue their certificates of return on Monday.
Twelve political parties participated in the election.
(NAN)
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