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APC CLEARS BENUE STATE LG ELECTION

The candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have been declared winners of the Benue State Local Government Council Elections, held on Saturday, 5th October, 2024.

The Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission , Richard Tombowua, while announcing the results of the election on Sunday at the headquarters of the Commission, situated along Naka Road , said the APC won all the 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship positions contested in the state .

He said, “The election held yesterday across the state went off without a hitch; it was free and fair, and the returning officers have submitted all the results from the field.

“From the results, the All Progressives Congress won all 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship positions.”

He added that five of the eight political parties that submitted lists of candidates participated in the Saturday election.

The SIEC chairman revealed that the All Progressives Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, Social Democratic Party, and All Progressives Grand Alliance participated in the election.

Speaking on the outcome of the election, the state chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council and the Labour Party, Ibrahim Idoko, commended the commission for its commitment towards a hitch-free election.

Idoko, who also commended the state governor, Hyacinth Alia, for providing a level playing field for all parties in the election, noted that his party would review the outcome of the election and make its submission known at a later date.

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