2021 Yobe State local elections

2021 Yobe local elections
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17 chairmen and 178 councillors
  First party
 
Party APC
Chairmen 17
Chairmen (+/–) Steady
Councillors 178
Councillors (+/–) Steady

The 2021 Yobe State local elections were held on February 27, 2021, to elect 17 local government chairmen and 178 local government councillors in all 17 local government areas. As in the 2017 elections,[1] the Yobe All Progressives Congress won all 17 chairmanship and 178 councillorship seats.[2][3]

Over one million voters were registered for the election in 1,714 polling units; voting in multiple units had to be relocated due to insecurity.[4][5] In total, 6 parties participated in the councillorship elections after multiple parties withdrew,[6] although only the APC contested the chairmanship elections. On election day, voting was peaceful with voters, journalists, and Governor Mai Mala Buni reporting high voter turnout.[7] Buni swore in the elected Chairmen on March 3, 2021.[8]

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References

  1. ^ Haruna, Abdulkareem. "Unopposed APC sweeps Yobe's local government elections". Premium Times. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ Idowu, Kayode. "APC wins Yobe local govt election". The Punch. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ^ Marama, Ndahi. "APC sweeps 17 councils in Yobe LG elections". Vanguard. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ Maina, Maina. "LGA elections: Yobe to relocate residents to safer locations to cast votes". Daily Post. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Yobe LG Polls: Over One Million Registered Voters, Six Political Parties To Participate". Channels TV. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ "4 Parties Pull Out Of Yobe LG Election". Leadership. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Yobe LG election records 'massive turnout'". Daily Nigerian. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  8. ^ Abubakar, Mohammed. "Buni Swears In 17 LG Chairmen In Yobe". Independent Nigeria. Retrieved 6 September 2021.