APC wins all 17 chairmanship seats in Yobe LG elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won each 17 chairmanship seats successful the section authorities elections held successful Yobe State connected Saturday, September 26, 2026.

Announcing the results astatine the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) office successful Damaturu on Sunday, the president of the Commission, Dr Ibrahim Mohammad Yabani, described the predetermination arsenic hitch-free.

“The elections were successfully conducted crossed the 178 electoral wards and 17 section authorities areas of the state, with 10 governmental parties participating and fielding candidates for some chairmanship and councillorship positions.

“This robust information reflects however keenly contested the elections were successful respective section authorities areas successful the state,” helium said.

According to him, votes were counted and collated aft the adjacent of polls, with councillorship results declared astatine ward level and chairmanship results declared astatine section authorities collation centres.

Announcing the summary, the YOSIEC president declared:  “Bade LG, Musa Kalan Dagona (APC), 54,312 votes; Bursari LG (APC), 24,331 votes; Damaturu LG, Bukar Adamu (APC), 18,465 votes; Fika LG Abdulmumini Usaini (APC), 61,326 votes; Fune LG, Baba Goni Bade (APC), 74,411 votes ; Geidam LG, Alhaji Mohammed Musa (APC), 35,832 votes; Gujba LG, Alhaji Dala Mala (APC), 27,900 votes; Gulani LG, Alhaji Dayyabu Ilu (APC), 35,999 votes; ...