PDP clears 11 chairmanship and 114 councilor seats in polls
Maina said the law establishing GOSIEC had empowered Presiding Officers to announce those who won as Councillors at the polling units.
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman
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Announcing the result in Gombe on Sunday, Mr Caleb Maina, Chief Returning Officer and Chairman of the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) stated that PDP won all the 114 councillorship and 11 chairmanship positions.
Maina listed those who won the chairmanship positions as Alhaji Jani Bello (Akko), Alh.Bakari Kaltuma (Balanga),Mr Faruk Lawining (Billiri),Alhaji .Abdulqadir Rsheed (Dukku), Alaji.Yusuf Ibrahim (Funakaye) and Alhaji Sani Dogarai (Gombe)
Others were Mr Abubakar Danzaria (Kaltungo), Alhaji Hassan Marafa (Kwami), Alhaji Hamza Dadum (Nafada), Mr .Danladi Garba (Shongom) and Alhaji Haruna Samanja (Yamaltu-Deba).
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“Respective results for the Councillors election had already been announced, which indicated that PDP won all the Councillor seats in all the 114 wards of the 11 Local Government Areas.
He said that the State Chief Judge had already established a panel to entertain petitions from those dissatisfied with the outcome of the election.
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