Yobe LG Poll: APC Wins All 17 Chairmanship Seats
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 17 chairmanship positions in the Yobe State local government elections held on Saturday, September 26.
The results were announced on Sunday at the headquarters of the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) in Damaturu by its chairman, Dr Ibrahim Mohammad Yabani.
Yabani described the election as hitch-free, saying voting took place across the 178 electoral wards and 17 local government areas in the state.
He said 10 political parties participated in the election and fielded candidates for the chairmanship and councillorship contests.
According to him, votes were counted and collated after the close of polling, with councillorship results announced at ward level and chairmanship results declared at local government collation centres.
The APC recorded victories in all 17 chairmanship contests.
In Bade, Musa Kalan Dagona polled 54,312 votes, while the APC candidate in Bursari secured 24,331 votes.
Bukar Adamu won Damaturu with 18,465 votes, while Abdulmumini Usaini secured Fika with 61,326 votes.
Baba Goni Bade won Fune with 74,411 votes, while Mohammed Musa emerged winner in Geidam with 35,832 votes.
Dala Mala secured Gujba with 27,900 votes, while Dayyabu Ilu won Gulani with 35,999 votes.
Umaru Aguwa Jakusko polled 47,653 votes to win Jakusko, while Umara Mohammed secured Karasuwa with 39,320 votes.
In the remaining local governments, Idriss Mai Bukar won Machina with 24,092 votes, Samaila Musa won Nangere with 37,780 votes, and Mohammed Ahmed Mairami secured Nguru with 45,836 votes.
Salisu Muktari won Potiskum with 58,705 votes, while Mohammed Lamido Musa Tarmuwa secured Tarmuwa with 19,500 votes.
Zanna Zakariya won Yunusari with 35,848 votes, while Adam Jibrin secured Yusufari with 31,930 votes.
Despite the APC winning all the chairmanship positions, two opposition parties recorded councillorship victories.
The Action Peoples Party (APP) won one councillorship seat in Fune Local Government Area, while the Action Democratic Party (ADP) secured one in Karasuwa.
YOSIEC said the participation of 10 political parties showed that candidates contested across the state, although the final chairmanship results gave the APC all 17 local government council positions.
