Sunday, 4 June 2017

Benue LG election: APC sweeps 182 councillorship seat Out of 276

The All Progressives Congress (APC) was on Sunday declared winner of the Saturday’s election conducted in all 23 Local Government Areas of the state.
Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Dr. John Tsuwa, announced the results in Makurdi.
Tsuwa also declared the APC unopposed winner of 182 counciliorship seat out of 276 council wards across the state, leaving 94 seats for other political parties.
At least eight political parties participated in the exercise held across 3, 691 polling units in the state.
The BSIEC chairman described the exercise as most peaceful and credible polls ever conducted in the history of the state.
The State Governor,
Samuel Ortom after casting his ballot at Ako polling unit, Ndzorov ward of Guma.
 He speaks to journalist “I am very impressed with the planning of the exercise and the massive turnout; I am happy that people are excited to vote.
I am optimistic that the APC will sweep the polls, He told newsmen that he insisted on holding the election “to install democracy and instill discipline, accountability and sanity in local government administration.


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