APC wins Ekiti LG election, sweeps 38 chairmanship seats.

APC wins Ekiti LG election, sweeps 38 chairmanship seats.

 In a resounding triumph, the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged victorious in Saturday's local government election in Ekiti state, securing all 38 chairmanship and 177 councillorship seats.

The election, conducted across all 16 local government areas and 22 Local Council Development Areas, saw the ruling APC dominating in all 177 wards in the state.

Justice Cornelius Akintayo (rtd), the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission representative, announced the landslide victory during the result declaration in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday. He commended the people of Ekiti for their peaceful conduct throughout the electoral process.

Acknowledging the eight political parties that participated, including the All Progressive Congress, Action Alliance, Action Democratic Party, New Nigerian People’s Party, African Democratic Party, Labour Party, People’s Redemption Party, and Zenith Labour Party, Justice Akintayo praised their sportsmanship.

The electoral officials also received commendation from Justice Akintayo for their professionalism in ensuring a smooth and lawful poll.

Notably, the main opposition parties, the People Democratic Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party, opted to boycott the local government election.

The APC's clean sweep underscores a decisive mandate from the people of Ekiti, setting the stage for the party to steer the local governments with renewed confidence.