ANAMBRA LGA POLLS. APGA Wins All Chairmanship, Councillorship Seats

The ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra has won all the electoral positions contested in the local government council polls held on Sept. 28.

The elections were conducted in 21 local government councils across 326 council wards in the state.

Only one female candidate clinched a chairmanship position in the election.

Genevieve Osakwe, chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), announced the results at the commission’s office in Awka on Sunday night.

Mrs Osakwe said APGA swept all 21 chairmanship seats as well as all the councillorship positions across the local government areas, which had been declared at the ward level.

“This is to affirm the result of the chairmanship and councillorship elections held on Sept. 28. The Commission carefully collated and analysed the results to ensure that there were no mistakes.

“All the scores and the parties were announced at the polling units yesterday. We are here today to affirm the results as recorded.

“Elections were held at all polling units across Anambra on Saturday, and it was free, fair, and credible,” she said.

She commended the people of Anambra for coming out en masse to cast their votes and thanked the security agencies for ensuring peace and order throughout the process.

The elected chairmen and the LGAs are: Chibueze Ofobuike (Aguata), Ifeanyi Chiweze (Anambra East), Fidelis Nnazo (Anambra West), Romanus Ibekwe (Anaocha), ThankGod Anago (Awka North), Chinedu Okafor (Awka South), and Alphonsus Ofumelu (Ayamelum).

Others are Chijioke Ozumba (Dunukofia), Chimezie Obi (Ekwusigo), Stanley Nkwoka (Idemili North), Amaka Obi (Idemili South), Anayo Orjiako (Ihiala), Chinedu Ononiba (Njikoka), Echezona Anazodo (Nnewi North), and Chinedu Ezeogidi (Nnewi South).

Also elected were Franklin Nwadialu (Ogbaru), Anthony Nwaora (Onitsha North), Emeka Orji (Onitsha South), Casmir Nwafor (Orumba North), Shedrack Azubuike (Orumba South), and Emma Nweke (Oyi).

Only agents of APGA were present at the venue of the result announcement.

(NAN)