The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 13 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government elections conducted across Ebonyi State.
The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) also declared APC candidates winners in all 171 councillorship seats across the state.
Declaring the results, EBSIEC Chairman, Enyi Patrick, said the elections were peaceful and orderly across the state’s 13 local government areas.
The exercise, however, was conducted without the participation of any opposition political party, leaving the APC as the sole party on the ballot.
Among those declared winners was Osborn Nweze Umahi, son of Works Minister and former Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, who won the Ohaozara Local Government Area chairmanship election.
Other declared chairmanship winners include Chibueze Osigwe for Ebonyi LGA, Eze Paul Ituma for Ohaukwu, Chidi Henry Nwode for Ikwo, Timothy Nwachi for Afikpo North, Simeon Onuoha for Edda, Chidiebere Alo for Abakaliki and Michael Anyim for Ivo.
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has rejected the election, describing it as a one-party exercise.
Speaking at a press conference, PDP Publicity Secretary, Darlington Onwe, said the party considered the exercise “not an election at all”.
Onwe alleged that EBSIEC and the state government failed to provide a credible platform for genuine participation by all registered political parties.
He also described the election as unconstitutional, arguing that the process could not confer legitimacy on candidates declared winners.
The PDP’s position contrasts sharply with EBSIEC’s assessment that the election was peaceful and successfully conducted across the state.
