Accord, APGA win seats as ruling APC sweeps Jigawa LG polls

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Accord Party (AP) have won councillorship seats in Saturday’s local government Elections in Jigawa State.

But the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) swept the polls by winning all 27 chairmanships and 281 out of the 287 councillorship seats in the elections contested by 11 political parties.

The candidate of APGA won the councillorship seat of Margadu Ward in Guri LGA while Accord Party won four councillorship seats in Ajaura Ward in Taura LGA, Kanwa Ward in Jahun LGA, Maiaduwa Ward in Gagarawa LGA and Guntusu Ward of Gwiwa LGA.