Tag: LG Poll
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Pepper seller’s son joins Lagos LG Chairmanship race
Market women and community groups have purchased N5.5 million APC nomination forms for Mr Amodu Shehu, son of a local pepper seller, to contest chairmanship. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has scheduled elections for July 12 in all 57 council areas across the state.
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APC aspirant withdraws from LG chairmanship race for Obasa’s son [See Reason]
Mr Oluwagbenga Abiola, Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government and a leading aspirant in the July 12 council election, withdrawn his interest to vie for the chairmanship position. He expressed satisfaction with the choice of Abdulganiyu Obasa as the APC’s flagbearer in the upcoming
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Osun LG poll will hold – Gov. Adeleke insists
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said that the local government election slated for Saturday would hold. Adeleke, in a statement on Friday in Osogbo made available to newsmen by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor, said
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APC sweeps Katsina LG polls
The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC), said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates have won all the 34 Chairmanship and 361 Councilorship positions contested during Saturday’s election. The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Lawal Faskari, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Sunday in Katsina.
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Poll: We didn’t ask LG chairmen seeking re-election to resign – Lagos APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has denied issuing any directive to incumbent local government chairmen, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 council poll. The APC Spokesperson, Mr Seye Oladejo, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening
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LG poll: We will repeat landslide victory – Ondo APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State says it will repeat the landslide victory in the forthcoming Local Government (LG) election on Saturday. NAN reports that the party won in all the 18 Local Government Areas of the state during the Nov.16 governorship election.
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Court nullifies attempts to halt LG election in Kano
The Kano State High Court granted the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) the authority to proceed with the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, nullifying all attempts by political parties to stop the exercise.
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Benue LG polls a rape of democracy – Senate Minority Leader
Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Abba Moro (PDP/Benue South), has described the local government elections held on Saturday in Benue as a rape of democracy. Moro made the description in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr Emmanuel John, and made it available to newsmen on Sunday in Makurdi.
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APC clinches all 23 LG chairmanship seats in Benue
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched all 23 local government chairmanship seats in the local government elections conducted in Benue on Saturday. The Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Mr Richard Tombowua,
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Benue LG polls a litmus test for 2027 – PDP Chairman
Mr Ezekiel Adaji, Benue State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says that the party would use Saturday’s local government polls as a litmus test for 2027. Adaji stated this on Friday in Makurdi when he took over the leadership of the party in the state.