APC wins Nasarawa State LG poll

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Nasarawa State’s Local Government Councils poll.

Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr Ayuba Wandai, disclosed this when he announced the results on Thursday in Lafia.

Wandai said that the APC candidates for both chairmanship and councillorship positions won in all the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.

“In this regard and in line with power vested on me as the Chairman of the commission and Chief Electoral Officer of the state.

“I hereby declare APC candidates in the Chairmanship election in all the 13 LGAs as winners and are hereby returned elected.

“For the councillorship position of the 147 electoral wards, the APC candidates are hereby returned elected.

“It is on record that seven political parties namely: ADC, APC, LP, NNPP, PDP, SDP and ZLP participated in the exercise,” he said.