Yobe LG Poll: APC Wins All 17 Chairmanship Seats

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 17 chairmanship seats in the Yobe State local government elections held on Saturday.

The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) announced the results on Sunday at its headquarters in Damaturu, the state capital.

YOSIEC Chairman, Dr Ibrahim Yabani, said the election was successfully conducted across the state’s 17 local government areas and 178 electoral wards.

According to him, 10 political parties participated in the election, fielding candidates for the chairmanship positions and councillorship seats across the 178 wards.

Yabani described the election as “hitch-free” and said voting ended on Saturday, after which votes were counted and results collated.

The APC candidates won all 17 chairmanship positions with the following results:

- Bade: Musa Kalan Dagona (APC) — 54,312 votes

- Bursari: APC — 24,331 votes

- Damaturu: Bukar Adamu (APC) — 18,465 votes

- Fika: Abdulmumini Usaini (APC) — 61,326 votes

- Fune: Baba Goni Bade (APC) — 74,411 votes

- Geidam: Mohammed Musa (APC) — 35,832 votes

- Gujba: Dala Mala (APC) — 27,900 votes

- Gulani: Dayyabu Ilu (APC) — 35,999 votes

- Jakusko: Umaru Aguwa Jakusko (APC) — 47,653 votes

- Karasuwa: Umara Mohammed (APC) — 39,320 votes

- Machina: Idriss Mai Bukar (APC) — 24,092 votes

- Nangere: Samaila Musa (APC) — 37,780 votes

- Nguru: Mohammed Ahmed Mairami (APC) — 45,836 votes

- Potiskum: Salisu Muktari (APC) — 58,705 votes

- Tarmuwa: Mohammed Lamido Musa Tarmuwa (APC) — 19,500 votes

- Yunusari: Zanna Zakariya (APC) — 35,848 votes

- Yusufari: Adam Jibrin (APC) — 31,930 votes

Despite the APC winning all 17 chairmanship seats, opposition parties won two councillorship positions.

The African People’s Party won one councillorship seat in Fune Local Government Area, while the Action Democratic Party secured one seat in Karasuwa Local Government Area.

YOSIEC said the chairmanship results were announced at the respective local government collation centres, while councillorship results were declared at ward level.