The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 21 chairmanship positions and 239 councillorship seats in the Kogi State Local Government Council elections held on Saturday.
The Chairman of the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), Chairman Mamman Eri, declared the APC candidate winner across all contested positions at the commission’s headquarters in Lokoja on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
The election spanned 239 wards and 3,508 polling units across the 21 local government areas of the state.
Declaring the results, Eri commended security personnel, election observers, ad hoc staff, and key political stakeholders for their professional conduct and support throughout the electoral process, reiterating KOSIEC’s commitment to upholding democratic standards.
Observing the exercise, civil society groups praised the overall peaceful atmosphere during the voting process while calling on KOSIEC to step up voter sensitization initiatives and enhance operational transparency in future elections to build stronger public confidence in local council administration.
