The ruling party also won all councillorship positions as opposition fails to field candidates in 20 local government areas.
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won all 21 chairmanship positions and all councillorship seats in the Anambra State local government elections held on Saturday, August 29, 2026Â .
Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), Genevieve Osakwe, announced the results on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Awka . Osakwe declared that APGA candidates emerged victorious in all 21 local government areas, while also securing all councillorship positions across the state’s 362 electoral wards .
According to ANSIEC, APGA was the only party to field candidates in 20 of the 21 local government areas. The Young Progressives Party (YPP) participated only in Anambra East Local Government Area . No other opposition party fielded candidates in the election .
In the only contested chairmanship race, APGA’s candidate polled 50,169 votes to defeat the YPP candidate, who secured 1,658 votes .
Osakwe described the election as “peaceful, free, fair, transparent and credible in line with the state electoral laws and guidelines” . She commended residents for turning out to exercise their civic rights and praised security agencies for maintaining peace throughout the process .
However, the YPP presented a different account of events in Anambra East, alleging that violence and irregularities forced the party to boycott the election . YPP’s Local Government Collation Agent, Charles Ifediora, alleged that party members were prevented from participating and that a female member was reportedly shot .
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