The Ebonyi Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) on Sunday declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s local council polls in the state.
Jossey Eze, chairperson of the commission, who announced this in Abakaliki, said the party won all the 13 chairmanship seats and 171 Ward councillors.
Mr Eze said three political parties, APC, APGA and LP, took part in the election.
He said the commission has ratified and adopted the chairmanship results for the local government areas as announced by the various councils’ returning officers and the councillorship results announced at the electoral wards.
The chairperson said the exercise was peaceful and commended the security agencies and all those involved in the conduct of the elections for their support and encouragement.
Mr Eze said, “I particularly thank the state government for not interfering in the conduct of the elections as this helped make it credible, free, and fair.
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