The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of all the 18 chairmanship positions and the 192 councillorship positions in last Saturday’s local government election held across Edo State.

Announcing the results at the Secretariat of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), its chairman, Jonathan Aifuobhokhan said though some noticeable hitches experienced during the polls, they were not enough reasons to affect the outcome of the exercise.

Aifuobhokhan, while urging those who have grievances to approach the legal process, commended the electorate for coming out to cast their votes.

He said the winners would be given their certificates of return on Monday.

He said: “The electoral process comprising accreditation, voting, sorting, counting, collation and declaration of results was conducted in accordance with the provision of the Edo State Local Government Electoral Law, the 2022 Electoral Law and the amended 2026 Electoral Law Guideline issued by the Commission and other applicable regulations governing the conduct of local government elections.

“Following the completion of the coordination process at the various wards and local government coalition centres, the duly appointed Ward Returning Officers the Local Government Returning Officers announced and declared the results in their respective jurisdictions.

“According to the official result declares, the All Progressive Congress won all the 18 local government chairmanship positions and all the 192 councilorship seats contested in the election.

“The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission is satisfied that the Returning Officers carried out their statutory responsibilities professionally, impartially and in accordance with the law. Overall, the election was conducted peacefully across the State.

“While there were minor operational challenges in few locations, these did not substantially affect the overall conduct or overall conduct or outcome of the election. The Commission remains committed to the continual improvement in its electoral process through periodic reviews and stakeholder engagement.”