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APC wins all 27 chairmen, 287 councilors’ seats in Jigawa


The All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept all the 27 councils chairmen and 287 councilors in last Saturday’s local government councils’ election.

This was announced by the spokesperson of the state Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC) Malam Habibu Yusuf Babura in Dutse Monday.

The announcement was against the tradition where the final results of the elections are usually announced by the chairman of the commission.

 
He said all the results of the chairmanship and councillorship of the elections were announced at the local government collation centers across the 27 local government areas of Jigawa last Sunday.
He said the commission will issue certificates of return to the winners of the election today at the headquarters of the commission in Dutse while they will be sworn –in by the state governor, Allhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, tomorrow at the council chamber of the Government House, Dutse.
 It will be recalled that the major political parties like, PDP, SDP, APGA among others had boycotted the election alleging injustice.

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