The ruling Labour Party (LP) in Abia State lost out completely in Saturday’s Local Government election in the state, as little known Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, swept 15 LGAs while the Young Progressives Party, YPP won the remaining 2.
The results were announced by the Chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) Prof. Chima George, on Saturday night at the ABSIEC headquarters, in Umuahia.
“We have fulfilled the duty we were inaugurated on 5th September to carry out. It wasn’t an easy task but we went beyond and above to raise awareness about the election across the state”, he said.
The election was marred by voters’ apathy although it was generally peaceful.
Voting commenced late in some polling units as a result of the late arrival of voting materials.
The Police Public Relations officer of the command ASP Maureen Chinaka said that adequate security was provided at all polling units to ensure the safety of the electorate
