- Sweeps 24 LGAs, 499 Wards
- Oborevwori To Swear-in New LG Chairmen Today
BY ROSEMARY NWAEBUNI/PATRICK MGBODO
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has once again confirmed its popularity and grassroots acceptability in Delta State, as demonstrated by its sweeping success in the Saturday, July 13, 2024 Local Government elections.
Conducted across 500 wards in the 25 local government areas of the state, the election saw competition from 10 political parties fielding candidates for chairmanship and councillorship positions.
In his executive summary of results in the Local Government elections, the Chief Electoral Officer and Chairman of DSIEC, Sir Dr Raphael Agbaike, said the PDP contested and won in 24 Local Government Areas in the July 13 2024 elections.
‘’However, the chairmanship candidate of the PDP in Udu Local Government Area was returned unopposed’’ he said, adding that the PDP candidates for councillorship positions contested and won 499 electoral wards while the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) won one electoral ward in Oshimili North Local Government Area.
Earlier, the returning officers of the various Local Government Areas took turns to announce results from their areas in the presence of journalists, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and election observers, as well as security operatives, and party agents.
In Sapele, the PDP scored 3583 votes while the All Progressives Congress (APC) came second with 4876 votes. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ndokwa West got two votes, while the APC garnered 766 votes and the PDP pooling 27, 596 votes.
The APC fared slightly better in Warri South West with 2505 votes just as the PDP led by miles with 47, 568 votes. It was a similar outing in Ukwuani where the electorate preferred the PDP with 25,500 votes, with the APC coming a distant second with 902 votes.
Meanwhile, the candidate of the PDP in Ethiope West, Christian Onogba, was retuned having scored 57,461 votes, leaving the APC managed 2715 votes and the ADC with nine votes.
In Ika South, the PDP dominated with 75,184 votes, while the Labour Party (PDP) came second with 442 votes and the APC in third place with 301 votes. In Warri South, the PDP scored 52,928 votes, followed by the APC who scored 2538 votes.
Addressing journalists on the sidelines, the convener of the Integrity Group of Delta State, one of the accredited observers for the election, Dr. OkeIdawene, said the election was peaceful with no incident of ballot-snatching recorded.
‘’This time, DSIEC got it right. I saw materials in all the units and wards we visited and Deltans did cast their votes peacefully’’ he said, just as he commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for letting democracy prevail in the state.
…. Oborevwori To Swear-In New LG Chairmen Today
BY ROSEMARY NWAEBUN
Meanwhile, the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori will today swear in the newly elected 25 Local Government Council Chairmen in the State.
The State electoral umpire (Delta State Independent Electoral Commission) had on Saturday conducted elections for Chairmen of the 25 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Councilors of the 500 DSIEC Wards in the State
The elections according to accredited observers, security agencies, Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) which is the umbrella body of all registered political parties were adjudged free, fair, credible and acceptable to electorates.
A terse statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Protocol, Government House, Asaba, Mr A.N. Tetsola and made available to newsmen yesterday, stated that the swearing-in ceremony will hold at the Event Centre, Okpanam road, Asaba at 10 am, while elected chairmen and all guests were expected to be seated at 9am.
However, the major opposition party in the State, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Warri South and Ughelli north Local Government Areas, boycotted the Saturday’s Council elections, claiming lack of confidence in the State electoral umpire to conduct credible polls.
The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) Chairman, Sir Rachael Agbaike said, the commission promised Deltans free, fair and credible elections and had just done so in the Saturday’s LG polls. He added that stakeholders adjudged the exercise to credible and rancour free.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Scribe in the State, Hon. Daniel Osai opined that boycotting the election was a last resort of APC, adding that they never campaigned nor canvassed for votes from Deltans but chose to boycott the exercise for fear and shame of losing.
