{
  "id": 10241212,
  "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-10241212",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T16:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/apc-sweeps-17-chairmanship-seats-in-yobe-lg-poll/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 17 chairmanship seats in the local government council elections in Yobe State. According to the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, the APC also won 176 out of 178 councillorship seats. The Daily Trust reports that the Action Peoples Party (APP) won a councillorship seat in Fune Local Government Area and the Action Democratic Party (ADP) won a councillorship seat in Karasuwa Local Government Area.\n\nThe elections were held across 178 wards and 17 Local Government Areas, with 10 political parties participating. The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Yabani, announced the results, stating that the councillorship results were declared at ward collation centres, while chairmanship results were declared at LGA collation centres before the final collation at the state headquarters.\n\nThe electoral process started on April 23, 2025, under the commission's previous chairman, the late Dr. Mamman Mohammed. Dr. Yabani observed a minute silence in honour of his predecessor.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:21:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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  "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."
}