APC SUFFERS ANOTHER ELECTORAL SETBACK! #Ebonyi LG Poll: PDP Sweeps 13 Council Chairmanship, 215 Councillorship Seats# The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) yesterday declared that PDP won all the 13 LG chairmanship positions and 215 councillorship seats in the state. Announcing the results, the Chairman of EBSIEC, Chief John Nkwuda, said in Abakaliki local government, Mr. Bartholomew Ottah polled 62,524 votes to clinch the top seat; Afikpo North council was clinched by Mr. Tony Ekoh with 98,202 votes, Afikpo South chairmanship went to Mr. Ogbonnaya Orji with 51,461votes, Ebonyi council went to Mr. Paul Iganga with 70,402 votes, Ezza North went to Mr. Jeff Ogbu with 73,527 votes, Ezza South went to Mr. Laz Ogbee with 52,083 votes and Ikwo chairmanship seat was won by Mr. Moses Nwekoyo with 102,967 votes. In Ishielu Council area, Mr. Obinna Nwachukwu scored 72,752 votes to emerge the new chairman, in Ivo, Mr. Joseph Obasi won with 37,102 votes, in Izzi, Mr. Nwogbaga emerged as chairman-elect with 111,209 votes, in Ohaozara, Mr. Elekwachi Akpa won with 52,273 votes, in Ohaukwu, Mrs. Chinyere Elom scored 101,502 votes to win while in Onicha, Mrs. Chinyere Nwanioke scored 64,505 votes to win the seat. He said the commission observed that there was no case of violence, thuggery or rigging of the election in any part of the state, noting that the exercise was smooth due to the open ballot system.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:39:50 +0000
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