Abia State to the Zenith Labour Party

The ruling LP got nothing as the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP won 15 local government chairmanship positions while the YPP got two seats.

Governor Alex Otti’s Labour Party lost the local government election held on Saturdayin Abia State to the Zenith Labour Party and the Young Progressive Party.

Announcing the results, the Chairman of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, Prof. George Chima, thanked the winners as well as the losers, advising them to imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship.

He also commended the security agents in the state and other stakeholders for a job he said was well done.

Meanwhile, the late distribution of electoral materials and the arrival of officials at the polling units marred the conduct of Saturday’s Local Government Elections in Abia.

According to him, Abia State is peaceful and urged all to maintain peace.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission did not distribute materials to the polling units as of 11 am against the 7 am slated by the commission.

The commission had said the electoral materials were scheduled to arrive at the polling units at 7 am, while accreditation and voting would commence by 8 am.

At Umuahia South, Osisioma, Aba North and Aba South LGs, neither the electoral materials nor election officials were seen at some of the polling units visited.