Enugu state: PDP sweeps chairmanship, councillorship polls

The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has declared candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winners of the chairmanship and councillorship seats contested in the 17 local government areas and 260 electoral wards on Saturday.

The electoral body while declearing the results at the ENSIEC headquarters, yesterday, described  the elections as peaceful, free and fair and conducted in accordance with the electoral acts, guidelines and timetable of the commission.

The ENSIEC Chairman, Dr. Ajogwu explained that results of the councillorship election were declared at ward levels by the Returning Officers, disclosing that the   candidates of the PDP won in all 260 electoral wards and declared winners accordingly.

The ENSIEC Chairman, who announced the results of the chairmanship elections, stated that candidates of the PDP got the highest number of votes cast in the 17 LGAs and he declared them as winners.