The PDP also won all councillorship seats in the 226 wards, except for one seat in the Demsa Ward of the Demsa Local Government Area, which the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) won.
Mohammed Umar, the chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, announced the results and declared the PDP the overwhelming winner in all 21 local government councils.
In the local government elections in Adamawa state, 12 out of 19 registered political parties participated, with the PDP emerging as the clear winner.
This election is significant as it is the first since the Supreme Court granted financial autonomy to local governments, ordering direct payment of allocation to their accounts instead of governors’ controlled accounts.
The Supreme Court’s landmark judgment also barred governors from dissolving democratically elected local government councils, paving the way for greater autonomy and democracy at the local level.
The apex court’s judgment has generated reactions from Nigerians and stakeholders, coupled with the time that Nigerian governors have rejected legislative moves to grant autonomy to the local governments.
Reacting to the Supreme Court judgment, the governors said they welcomed the verdict, adding that it will relieve them off the burden of paying salaries of local government workers.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
