Ruling All Progressives Congress has won all the 18 chairmanship seats and the 192 councillorship positions contested in Saturday’s local government election in Edo State.
Chairman of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, who announced the results, said the APC emerged victorious in all the local government areas and wards where the elections were held.
Aifuobhokhan, who did not provide a breakdown of votes scored by the parties in each local government, said the election was successfully conducted across the state’s 18 local government areas and 192 wards.
The EDSIEC chairman said accreditation, voting, sorting, counting, collation and declaration of results were carried out in line with the Edo State Local Government Electoral Law 2022, as amended in 2026, and other applicable regulations.
He said, “Following the completion of the collation process at the various ward and local government collation centres, the duly appointed ward and local government returning officers announced and declared the results in their respective jurisdictions.
“Based on the official results declared by the returning officers, the commission hereby declares that the APC won the 18 local government chairmanship seats and all the 192 councillorship positions contested in the election.”
The EDSIEC chairman commended the performance of the returning officers, saying they discharged their responsibilities professionally, impartially and in accordance with the law.
He added that although there were minor operational challenges in a few locations, they did not significantly affect the overall conduct or outcome of the election.
Aifuobhokhan commended political parties, candidates, traditional rulers, religious leaders, civil society organisations, community leaders, youth and women groups, as well as the electorate, for their peaceful conduct throughout the exercise.
He also praised Governor Monday Okpebholo for providing what he described as an enabling environment for the commission to discharge its constitutional responsibilities.
