APM Dominates Bauchi LG Polls, Capturing All 20 Chairmanship Seats

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has achieved a sweeping victory in the Bauchi State local government elections, winning all 20 chairmanship seats contested. The Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) announced the results on Monday, confirming the party's dominance.

In addition to the chairmanship positions, APM candidates emerged victorious in 319 out of the 323 councillorship seats. The commission's Chairperson, Jummai Abubakar, declared the results after the conclusion of voting, counting, and collation processes.

Abubakar stated, "Following the conclusion of voting, counting, collation and verification, I, Jummai Abubakar, Chairperson of BASIEC, hereby declare that all 20 APM candidates emerged victorious as Chairmen of the respective Local Government Areas." The commission provided specific vote counts for several winning candidates across various local government areas.

While APM secured a near-total victory, the remaining four councillorship seats were distributed among four different political parties, including the Social Democratic Party, National Rescue Movement, Zenith Labour Party, and Young Progressive Party. BASIEC commended Governor Bala Mohammed for his support and emphasized the independent and lawful conduct of the elections.

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Following the conclusion of voting, counting, collation and verification, I, Jummai Abubakar, Chairperson of BASIEC, hereby declare that all 20 APM candidates emerged victorious as Chairmen of the respective Local Government Areas.