{
  "id": 10240581,
  "title": "APC wins all chairmanship seats in Yobe LG election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/apc-wins-all-chairmanship-seats-in-yobe-lg-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T15:21:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/apc-wins-all-chairmanship-seats-in-yobe-lg-election/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) secured all 17 chairmanship positions and 176 of the 178 councillorship seats in Yobe State's local government council elections held on Saturday. Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Yabani, Chairman of the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC), announced the results on Sunday in Damaturu, the state capital. The elections took place across 178 wards and 17 Local Government Areas, involving 10 political parties. The APC emerged victorious in the chairmanship seats, while the Action Peoples Party (APP) won one councillorship seat in Fune LGA, and the Action Democratic Party (ADP) won another in Karasuwa LGA. Yabani declared that the APC won 176 councillorship seats, with the APP winning in Fune and the ADP in Karasuwa. The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) of Yobe State has accepted the election results, describing the polls as free, fair, credible, and successful. The IPAC Chairman, Comrade Umar Adamu Jajere, praised the elections for their peaceful conduct and the maturity displayed by all political parties during the campaign. He also commended the security agencies for their professionalism and neutrality, and thanked Governor Mai Mala Buni for providing logistics, security, and moral support to the YOSIEC.",
  "summary": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 17 chairmanship seats and 176 out of 178 councillorship seats in the local government council elections conducted on Saturday in Yobe State. The Chairman of the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC), Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Yabani, announced the results on Sunday in Damaturu, the state capital. Yabani […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/10240581.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "APC sweeps 17 chairmanship seats in Yobe LG poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/apc-sweeps-17-chairmanship-seats-in-yobe-lg-poll",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:56:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}