The Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, has won council elections in all 20 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State where results have been determined thus far.
Only one LGA in Numan is currently holding an election. The last poll takes place today after being postponed from Saturday, June 13, when the other LGAs held their elections.
Given that Adamawa’s state government is currently led by the All Progressives Congress, APC, the outcome of the council election would surprise many, except for those who could see that the election arrangements had already begun long before Governor Ahmadu Fintiri defected from the PDP to the APC on February 27 of this year.
Although the governor’s allies joined him in the APC, the council chairmen who had previously been endorsed to seek another term under the PDP remained in the party.
Other parties battled with the PDP in Saturday’s election but were unable to make a strong statement.
The state PDP governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections, Chief Maurice Vunobolki, who was at the forefront of the pre-council election campaign, has congratulated the newly elected council chairmen, saying the PDP’s success is proof that the party is still popular among the people.
The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) held the election and currently focuses on the Numan LGA elections.
Jibril Ibrahim Jimeta of Yola North Local Government Area is among the newly chosen chairman.