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Adamawa and Delta States — The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed victory in all the seats in the local government elections held last Saturday in Adamawa and Delta States.
According to the results released by the state electoral commissions, the PDP secured all 21 chairmanship seats in Adamawa. Similarly, the party won all 24 chairmanship seats in Delta State.
The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) confirmed that the PDP also won all the councillorship positions in the state. In a statement, ADSIEC Chairman Alhaji Mohammed Umar announced the elected chairmen and invited them to the commission’s headquarters to collect their certificates of return. Twelve political parties participated in the election.
The elected chairmen in Adamawa are:
Akham Jaloh (Demsa)
Shuaibu Babas (Fufore)
Farouk Mohammed (Ganye)
Adamu Umaru Dala (Girei)
Mark Ishaya (Gombi)
Barr. Kassah D. Shalom Gobi (Guyuk)
Inuwa Usman (Hong)
Salihu Mahmud Sa’o (Jada)
Bulus Daniel (Lamurde)
Simon Musa Shashi (Madagali)
Abubakar Mustapha (Maiha)
Umar Nashong (Mayo-Belwa)
Dan Biyu Paul Tumba (Michika)
Musa Hassan (Mubi North)
Hamidu A. Jingi (Mubi South)
Innocent Koto (Numan)
Abubakar Musa Abba (Shelleng)
Idris Yahaya (Song)
Sulaiman Gangkuba (Toungo)
Jibril Ibrahim (Yola North)
Salihu Usman Malkohi (Yola South)
In Delta State, Dr. Jerry Agbaike, the DSIEC chairman and returning officer, announced that the PDP won all chairmanship seats, except for one ward in Oshimili South local government area, which was won by the Allied People’s Movement (APM).
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