November 04, (THEWILL) – The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has won 15 chairmanship seats out of the 17 Local Government Areas of Abia State, in the November 2, 2024 Local Government election.
The Young Progressive Party (YPP) also won 2 chairmanship seats, from Osisioma and Ugwunagbo Local Government Areas respectively.
Chairman of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), Prof. George Chima, declared the results of the poll in Umuahia.
“It was not an easy task, but we were able to create awareness about the election across the State. It must be noted that in recent times, this commission has not conducted an election, where over 12 political parties participated, which is a plus for the commission.
“The election was conducted across the 17 Local Government Areas of the State, it was free, fair and credible. I want to state that we have been able to conclude a task that could take up to six to twelve months in two months.
“I congratulate the winners and the losers too because in any election there must be winners and losers, the most important thing is that Abia has been peaceful and I want the peace to continue. I appreciate the security agencies for their support, political parties for playing the game according to the rules”, he said.
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