PDP sweeps Adamawa LG polls, opposition alleges electoral fraud

Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) in Adamawa State have been declared winners of all however one of many 277 seats contested in Saturday’s native council elections in Adamawa State.

The ruling celebration’s complete electoral victory gave it all of the 21 chairmanship seats and 255 of the 256 councillorship seats.

The New Nigeria Folks’s Celebration (NNPP) picked the odd councillorship seat in Demsa Native Authorities Space, because the elections adopted a nationwide sample of the ruling celebration in a state sweeping council polls.

The Adamawa elections had been carried out on Saturday by the state’s electoral fee.

A day after the polls, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri swore within the new native authorities chairpersons in Yola, the state’s capital, on Monday.

Talking on the occasion, Mr Fintiri congratulated the elected council chairpersons, describing their victories as well-deserved.

“To whom a lot is given a lot is anticipated, due to this fact, work for the folks and be open to them because the period of absenteeism is gone. All the time endeavour to be there on your folks.

“This isn’t an element time job. Because the chief of a tier of presidency near the folks, they will need to have entry to you as a lot as attainable always,” NAN quoted the governor saying.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and another opposition events within the state boycotted the polls.

Earlier in June, the state secretary of the APC, Raymond Chidama, introduced that the APC wouldn’t take part within the election, alleging that the state electoral fee, ADSIEC, was made up of PDP members.

Additionally, the spokesperson of the SDP within the state, Ibrahim Karlahi, stated it boycotted the election on the recommendation of its chief within the state, Umar Ardo.

Mr Karlahi additionally cited the composition of the electoral physique for his celebration’s choice.

“Just about the appointed chairman and all members of the state electoral fee are registered members of the PDP. In actual fact, the chairman of the fee is a relative to the governor,” the SDP scribe alleged.

The celebration stated native authorities elections within the state are a charade the place outcomes are declared with out election.

The SDP cited the earlier native authorities election in April 2022 the place the ADSIEC beneath its then chairperson, Isa Shettima, declared all of the PDP candidates because the winners.

Each the APC and the SDP participated in these elections.

Mr Karlahi stated no elections had been held as supplies weren’t taken to any polling unit, including that the governor handpicked all of the chairmanship candidates of the PDP that had been declared winners of the polls.