The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has been declared winner of Saturday’s election in all 23 Local Government Areas of the state.
Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Tersoo Loko, announced the results of the election at 1:15pm in Makurdi, the state capital, on Sunday.
Loko also declared the PDP winner of all counciliorship seats in 276 council wards across the state, leaving none for other parties.
He said four political parties – AAC, PDP, APGA, Labour party and SDP – took part in the exercise held across the state.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) withdrew from the exercise, citing irregularities.
The BSIEC chairman said the election was devoid of violence and transparent.
The Benue State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it deployed 1250 Personnel across the state to maintain peace and order during and after the local government election.
The State Commandant, Phillip Okoh, who stated that the command was aware of the security challenges in the state, promised that the Corps would leave nothing to chance to ensure the security of lives and property.
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