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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State has gained all of the chairmanship seats within the 11 native authorities areas (LGAs) of the state.
5 political events, together with the ruling APC, Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP), Younger Individuals’s Celebration (YPP), Accord Celebration and Zenith Labour Celebration (ZLP) participated in yesterday’s native authorities elections.
The Returning Officer and Chairman of Gombe State Impartial Electoral Fee (GOSIEC), Sa’idu Awak, who introduced the outcomes of the elections, stated that the APC additionally gained all of the councillorship positions unopposed within the 114 wards of the 11 LGAs.
Awak famous that in Gombe Native Authorities Space, APC’s Sani Haruna gained with 72,286 votes to beat PDP’s candidate who acquired 1,678 votes.
In Kwami native authorities, Ahmed Doho polled 29,073 votes in opposition to PDP candidate’s 1,930 votes.
In Balanga LGA, Ibrahim Salisu gained with 35,493 votes as PDP scored solely 184 votes whereas in Billiri LGA, APC’s Egla Idris acquired 33,979 votes to win the election in opposition to PDP candidate, who acquired 2,088.
In Akko LGA, APC’s Mohammed Adamu was declared winner, having scored 65,066 votes in opposition to PDP’s 3,058. In Funakaye LGA, Shuaibu Abdulrahman of the APC polled 36,026 votes to beat the PDP candidate who polled 3,094 votes.
APC candidate, Abubakar Difa additionally gained in Yamaltu-Deba LGA with 57,546 votes to beat PDP with 1,334 votes. APC APC candidate, Adamu Waziri gained with 26,869 votes in opposition to PDP’s 4,821 votes in Dukku LGA.
The electoral fee chairman famous that in Nafada native authorities, APC candidate, Babagida Adamu, scored 17,977 votes in opposition to PDP’s 355 votes.
Nonetheless, in Kaltungo and Shongom LGAs, the APC candidates, Iliya Suleiman Jatali and Binta Bello, emerged winners unopposed, respectively.