Edo LG poll: APC sweeps 18 chairmanship, 192 councillorship seats

The Edo Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC, has declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, arsenic winners of each the 18 section authorities chairmanship and the 192 ward councillorship seats successful the elections held crossed the authorities connected Saturday.

DAILY POST reports that the Chairman of EDSIEC, Mr Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, declared the APC candidates victor of the predetermination astatine a quality league connected Sunday, July 12, 2026, successful Benin City.

Aifuobhokhan said the predetermination was successfully conducted crossed the 18 section authorities areas and 192 wards successful the state.

He explained that accreditation, voting, sorting, counting, collation and declaration of results were carried retired successful accordance with the Edo State Local Government Electoral Law 2022, arsenic amended successful 2026, and different applicable regulations.

“Following the completion of the collation process astatine the assorted ward and section authorities collation centres, the duly appointed ward and section authorities returning officers announced and declared the results successful their respective jurisdictions.

“Based connected the authoritative results declared by the returning officers, the committee hereby declares that the All Progressives Congress won the 18 section authorities chairmanship positions and each the 192 councillorship seats contested i...