The Chairman of the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), Mamman Nda Eric, has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the local government election held in the state on Saturday.
Nda declared the results of the election in Lokoja late Saturday evening. The ruling APC won all 21 local government Chairmanship seats and 239 councillorship positions.
He described the election as free, fair, and credible, adding that 18 political parties participated.
“APC performed excellently; it cleared all the chairmanship and councillorship positions, leaving nothing to the other 18 political parties that took part in the election.
“The results declared at the headquarters were earlier stated at the various collations centers by the respective Returning Officers.
“As Chairman of KOSIEC, I hereby confirm the results earlier collated and returned by the Returning Officers,” he said.
He thanked the electoral officials, security operatives, observers, and newsmen for their support in making the election a success.
(Vital News)
