The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won in all the 31 Local Government Areas in the Akwa Ibom State in the just concluded Local Government Elections in the state.
The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) in a statement on Sunday said the newly-elected local government chairmen and councilors should come for the collection of their certificates of return on Monday, December 4.
The statement signed by the Electoral Commissioner, Legal Matters and Public Affairs, Dr Faith Umoh, affirmed results earlier declared by the returning officers in various locations.
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“The chairman-elect of the 31 Local Government Areas and all the councilors-elect respectively are hereby invited to the AKISIEC headquarters at 5, Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo On Monday, December 4, 2017, by 12 noon for the collection of certificates of return,” the statement read in part.
PDP Councillorship candidates also won all 329 wards.
In a swift reaction, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the Saturday election saying there was no election in Akwa Ibom State.
The Opposition Party in a statement on Sunday jointly signed by the state Chairman, Amadu Attai, Cacus Chairman, Don Etiebet and State Secretary, Effiong Etok rejected results of the election
“We had informed all our candidates to the election and our teeming members and supporters throughout the 31 Local Government Areas and 329 Wards to ensure full compliance with the provision of Section 27 (1) & (2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) that any election result announced or declared without compliance with the procedures stipulated by the electoral act shall be vehemently rejected.
“To this end, All Progressives Congress (APC) wishes to inform the general public that there was no election at all according to the provision of Electoral Act 2010 (as amended). Moreover, in their quest to rig and announce spurious results, all sensitive materials including results sheet were nowhere to be found,” the statement read in part.
The party, therefore, called on security agencies, the government of Akwa Ibom State, Federal Government of Nigeria and the general public that they have rejected in its entirety the result by AKISIEC.