Delta LGA election: PDP sweeps all 25 chairmanship seats

The People’s Democratic Party ( PDP), Delta State Chapter yesterday won the chairmanship position in 24 local government areas ( LGA) in the elections conducted on July 13, 2024.

Affirming the results read by the Returning Officers of each local government, the Chairman of Delta State Independent Electoral Commission ( DSIEC), Dr Jerry Agbaike stated that the PDP claimed victory in 24 local governments of the state while the candidate of the PDP in Udu local government returned unopposed.

He also declared Vincent Oyibode as the Chairman of the Udu local government area after he returned unopposed.

Meanwhile, in Ika South Local Government Area; the returning officer, Mr . Marcus Ugbaja revealed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party ( LP) secured 301 and 442 votes respectively while PDP won the elections securing a total of 75, 124 votes.

The returning officer for Warri North, Mr Imila John certified that PDP won after pulling 18, 128 while APC got 645 votes.

In the same vein, PDP was also declared as the winner of the elections in Warri South by Returning Officer, Faith who disclosed that the party amassed 52,928 votes while its closest rival; APC pulled 2, 538 votes.

Mr. Akpi Innocent, the returning officer of Warri South West declared the PDP winner with 47, 563 votes while APC polled 2, 505 votes.

The returning officer of Sapele LGA; Obigwe Martins certified that PDP amassed 35, 583 votes while APC polled 4,876 votes.

PDP also got a total number of 57, 461 votes while APC scored 2,715 votes as declared by the Returning Officer, Mr Enuagha Richardson.

Meanwhile, the returning officer of Ukwuani LGA, Okuzor Fabian disclosed that PDP secured 23, 500 votes while APC scored 902 votes.

The Returning Officer of Ndokwa West, Engr. Victor Omoniyi certified that PDP scored 27, 596 while APC got 766 votes amongst others.

According to him, ” In 2024, Delta State Local Government Elections, the People’s Democratic Party contested against Accord Party, Action Alliance ( AA), All Progressive Congress ( APC), Labour Party ( LP), Sand Social Democratic Party.
PDP also clinched 499 councilorship seats while the Allied People’s Movement claimed one councilorship seat in the election.

Chairman of DSIEC, Mr. Jerry Agbaike presented certificates of return to the 25 CChairman-elect

However, the South/ South Vice Chairman of the Labour Party, Delta State Chapter, Mr Tony Ezeagwu described the electoral process as a joke.

He claimed that several ad-hoc staff of the DSIEC who were operating at the poling units were certified card-carrying members of PDP.

” There was no election because PDP card caring members were used as DSIEC staff for the elections. If you want to talk about election; you should see the resemblance as such.

It is quite unfortunate that we are still wallowing in ignorance. We can match any party but we feel that local government is not worth

We went into the elections to tell Deltans that the Labour Party is still on the ground in the state.

That will be the best thing that will happen to the country; will be for a truly independent body to conduct future elections at the local government level.

Sadly, those who were appointed into the state electoral commission are the stooge of the ruling party” he declared.