The Action Peoples Party (APP) has won a councillorship seat in the local government election in Jigawa state.
The victory follows the party’s success in Rivers State, where they won 22 chairmanship positions and 314 councillorship seats.
According to the Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission, Usman Alhaji Ali of APP was duly elected councillor for the Buntusu ward of Gwiwa Local Government Area.
Reacting, the party’s National Chairman, Barrister Uchenna Nnadi, expressed gratitude to the people of Gwiwa Local Government for trusting the party. He assured them that their councillor would provide quality leadership and deliver the dividends of democracy.
Nnadi believes this victory, combined with the one in Rivers State, solidifies APP’s position as a force to be reckoned with.
He said, “Once again, I’m happy and elated about our party’s victory in the just concluded Jigawa State local government election. I thank the people of Jigawa and all party faithful for believing in our party.
“We are steadily moving forward. I’m optimistic that officials elected under our great party will perform well and deliver the dividends of democracy to the people. I’m equally optimistic that, with this current victory in Jigawa and the landslide victory we had in Rivers State, the Action Peoples Party (APP) is here to stay and the party will do better in different regions during future elections.”
“I congratulate the winners and urge all party stakeholders to work together. When we are united, we can be stronger across all regions.”