APGA sweeps Anambra LG polls, wins 21 chairmanship seats

The All Progressives Grand Alliance won every chairmanship and councillorship seat in Anambra State’s Aug. 29 local government elections, according to the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission.

Commission chairman Genevieve Osakwe said APGA secured all 21 chairmanship positions and 326 councillorship seats. APGA ran sole candidates in 20 local government areas, where results followed a “Yes or No” voting pattern. In Anambra East, its candidate received 50,169 votes, defeating Young Progressives Party candidate Sunday Nnabuife, who received 1,658.

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I hereby declare the APGA candidates winners after polling the majority of votes for all the positions.

Osakwe described the election as free, fair, credible and peaceful. She congratulated the winners and urged them to serve responsibly, while asking defeated candidates to accept the result. She also said lawful channels remained available to challenge results where legitimate grounds existed.

Nnabuife alleged that his agents and party members were stopped at gunpoint from entering polling units or monitoring the process. Charles Ifediora, the YPP spokesperson in Anambra East, accused APGA of using the Agunechemba security operative to harass and intimidate the party’s members and agents.

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The electoral process also provides lawful avenues for challenging any results, where legitimate grounds exist.