By Chikaodi Chukwuleta
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has secured all 21 local government chairmanship seats and 346 councillorship positions in the Anambra State local government election.
The Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), Mrs Chinelo Genevieve Osakwe, announced the results on Aug. 30 at the Commission’s headquarters in Awka.
Osakwe declared the APGA candidates winners of the chairmanship and councillorship contests across the state, following the conclusion of the exercise.
The election was held across 362 electoral wards in the 21 Local Government Areas(LGA) of Anambra State. ANSIEC described the exercise as peaceful, free, fair, transparent and credible, conducted in line with the relevant electoral laws and guidelines.
In Anambra East LGA, where the Young Progressive Party (YPP) also fielded a chairmanship candidate, APGA’s Hon. Ifeanyi Chinweze polled 50,169 votes to defeat the YPP candidate, who secured 1,658 votes.
The ANSIEC chairman commended the people of Anambra for their participation and confidence in the electoral process, appreciating the security agencies and the media for their support in ensuring the successful conduct of the election.
Speaking on behalf of the newly elected LGA chairmen, Hon. Emmanuel Igwebuike of Ayamelum LGA commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo, ANSIEC, security agencies and the media for providing a conducive environment for the election.
Igwebuike pledged that the incoming LGA leadership would work with the state government to advance the administration’s vision of building a livable and prosperous Anambra by 2070.
Chikaodi Chukwuleta is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
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