The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has won 15 of the 17 chairmanship positions in Abia LG elections.
The Zenith Labour Party has won 15 of the 17 chairmanship positions in the Abia local government elections.The Labour Party , the political party of incumbent governor Alex Otti, failed to secure any LGA, a departure from the trend of the dominance of ruling parties in local government elections.
George Chima, chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission , announced the results at the commission’s headquarters in Umuahia, the state capital.“We have carried out the duty we were inaugurated on September 5 to undertake,” NAN quoted Chima as saying. “It was not an easy task, but we went out on our way to create awareness about the elections across the state.
“It must be noted that, in recent times, this commission has not conducted an election where over 12 political parties took part, this on its own is a plus to the commission.”The ABSIEC chair described the polls as “free, fair and credible” and said they successfully took place across 17 LGAs. “I congratulate the winners and the losers too, because in any election there must be winners and losers,” Chima said.“I appreciate the security agencies for their support, political parties for playing the game according to the rule.”
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