The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured all 17 chairmanship positions and 260 councillorship seats in the Enugu State local government elections.
The Chairman and Chief Electoral Officer of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), Professor Christian Ngwu, declared the results on Saturday after completing the final collation.
Ngwu declared the APC candidates winners of the chairmanship and councillorship contests across the state.
The commission confirmed that the ruling party won all 260 councillorship positions across the state’s 260 electoral wards.
The outcome means the APC secured a clean sweep of all 17 local government areas and every ward in the state.
While congratulating the successful candidates, the ENSIEC chairman urged them to see their victories as a mandate to serve the people, not merely an electoral achievement.
He encouraged the newly elected officials to focus on residents’ needs and welfare in their respective local government areas.
Ngwu also commended the security agencies and other stakeholders for their roles in conducting the election.
He reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to conducting credible, free and fair local government elections in the state.
