PDP wins all 14 chairmanship, 147 councillor positions in Zamfara
The Peoples Democratic Party has won all the 14 Local Government chairmanship and 147 councillors seats in Saturday’s council elections in Zamfara State.
The Chairman of the Zamfara Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC), Bala Aliyu, disclosed this while announcing the winners of the election in Gusau on Sunday.
Eighteen political parties participated in the election.
He said, “Based on the results announced by the Electoral and Returning Officers at different collation centres, at the end of the exercise, 14 candidates of the PDP won the chairmanship positions. The 147 candidates of the same party won all the councillorship positions in the state.’’
He added that the exercise was conducted peacefully and successful across the state.
He stated, “We appreciate stakeholders, especially security agencies, media organisations, CSOs, NGOs as well as political parties.’’
The commission’s chairman also lauded the electorate for orderliness and peaceful conduct during the exercise.
(NAN)
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