The Nation Newspaper Council chairmanship election: PDP sweeps Adamawa's 21 LGAs
in Adamawa State have been declared winners of the chairmanship election in all the 21 local government areas of the state.The commission, which conducted the election on Saturday, July 13, released the results in the later hours of Sunday, giving the names of the chairman-elect for each of the LGAs.
The main opposition All Progressives Congress and the Social Democratic Party did not participate in the election after criticisng the constitution of ADSIEC, saying they could not trust the commission to conduct a credible poll.The commission said it could not force any party to present candidates, and had gone ahead to conduct the election after screening candidates presented by 12 political parties.
The chairmen-elect as relseased by ADSIEC, preceded by their respective council areas, include Demsa LGA: Akham Jaloh; Fufore LGA: Shuaibu Babas; Ganye: Farouk Mohammed; Girei: Adamu Umaru Dala; Gombi: Mark Ishaya; Guyuk: Kassah D. Shalom; Hong: Inuwa Usman; and Jada: Salihu Mahmud Sa’o The others are Lamurde: Bulus Daniel; Madagali: Simon Musa Shashi; Maiha: Abubakar Mustapha; Mayo Belwa: Umar Nashong; Michika: Dan Biyu Paul Tumba; Mubi North: Musa Hassan; Mubi South: Hamidu A Jingi; Numan: Innocent Koto; Shelleng: Abubakar Musa Abba; Song: Idris Yahaya; Toungo: Sulaiman Gangkuba; Yola North: Jibril Ibrahim; and Yola South: Salihu Usman Malkoh.
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