Ebonyi holds LG elections amid tight security, APC boycotts poll
The election witnessed the participation of thirteen opposition political parties, except the All Progressives Congress, APC, which allegedly boycotted the election with unidentified reasons.
The chairman of Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission , Mr Jossy Eze, said 13 registered political parties declared interest to participate in the said election. In a swift reaction, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, who briefed journalists at his Onuofukwuru polling unit 013 in Umanaga shortly after casting his ballots, described the election as peaceful and successful.
“We are happy with the peaceful conduct of the election and I want to commend the electorate for coming out to choose their next leaders at the grassroots.“We commend EBSIEC for conducting peaceful, transparent and credible Poll,” he said.
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