All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all the 38 chairmanship and 177 councillorship seats in last Saturday’s local government election in Ekiti State.
The election was held in the 16 local governments and 22 local council development areas (LCDAs), and across 177 wards.
Announcing the result yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Cornelius Akintayo (rtd), said the ruling APC won all the 38 chairmanship and 177 councillorship seats.
Akintayo, who said the poll was conducted in line with the electoral law, hailed the people for their peaceful conduct during and after the election.
He also commended the eight political parties that participated in the poll for their sportsmanship and the electoral officials for exhibiting professionalism in the conduct of the election.
The parties on the ballot include the APC, Action Alliance Action Democratic Party, New Nigerian People’s Party, African Democratic Party, Labour Party, People’s Redemption Party and Zenith Labour Party.
The main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Social Democratic Party boycotted the poll.
