By Hosea Parah
Jubilation filled the air on Sunday in Yobe State among the All Progressive Congress (APC) supporters as the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) declared the results of the local government chairmanships and councillorship elections held on Saturday in the state.
Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 17 chairmanship seats in the just-concluded Local Government Area (LGA) elections.
Announcing the results at the YOSIEC headquarters in Damaturu, the state capital, YOSIEC Chairman, Dr Ibrahim Mohammad Yabani, described the conduct of the election as “hitch-free.”
The chairman said elections were successfully conducted across all 178 electoral wards and 17 LGAs in the state on Saturday September 26, 2026.
He disclosed that a total of 10 political parties participated in the democratic exercise, fielding candidates for the chairmanship positions across the 17 LGAs as well as the councillorship seats across the 178 wards.
According to him this robust participation reflects how keenly contested the elections were in several local government areas in the state,” Yabani said.
Following the close of polls earlier on Saturday, votes were counted and collated, with results for the councillors declared at the ward levels and those for the chairmen declared at the respective local government collation centres.
The chairman added that only two councillorship seats were won by opposition parties – APP and ADP in Fune and Karasuwa LGAs, respectively.
“In line with the powers vested in the Commission, I shall now proceed to present the official summary of the scores obtained by the respective chairmanship candidates across the seventeen (17) local government councils,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idi Barde Gubana, shortly after casting his vote at 008 Polling Unit Gubana primary school, Dogon Kuka ward, Fune Local Government Area, on Saturday, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the local government elections across the state.
He noted that the election has been generally free, fair, and peaceful, with only minor issues reported in two polling units and wards.
The Deputy Governor stressed the importance of local government elections, stating that turnout across the 17 local government areas was satisfactory.
He added that the All Progressive Congress (APC) had campaigned extensively throughout the state.
Gubana, also urged voters to remain peaceful, reminding them that in every election there are winners and losers.