APC Wins All 17 LG Chair Seats In Yobe Elections
All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 17 chairmanship seats in the local government elections held in Yobe State on Saturday 26 September 2026.
The results were announced Sunday 27 September 2026 at the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) HQ in Damaturu by the chairman of the Commission Dr Ibrahim Mohammad Yabani.
He described the election as hitch-free, and said:
“The elections were successfully conducted across the 178 electoral wards and 17 local government areas of the state, with 10 political parties participating and fielding candidates for both chairmanship and councillorship positions.”
Announcing the summary, the YOSIEC chairman declared the elected LG Chairmen as follows:
- Bade LG: Musa Kalan Dagona (APC), 54,312 votes.
- Bursari LG: Lawan Bukar (APC), 24,331
- Damaturu LG: Bukar Adamu (APC), 18,465
- Fika LG: Abdulmumini Usaini (APC), 61,326
- Fune LG: Baba Goni Bade (APC), 74,411
- Geidam LG: Alhaji Mohammed Musa (APC), 35,832
- Gujba LG: Alhaji Dala Mala (APC), 27,900
- Gulani LG: Alhaji Dayyabu Ilu (APC), 35,999
- Jakusko LG: Umaru Aguwa Jakusko (APC), 47,653
- Karasuwa LG: Alhaji Umara Mohammed (APC), 39,320
- Machina LG: Idriss Mai Bukar (APC), 24,092
- Nangere LG: Samaila Musa (APC), 37,780
- Nguru LG: Mohammed Ahmed Mairami (APC), 45,836
- Potiskum LG: Alhaji Salisu Muktari (APC), 58,705
- Tarmuwa LG: Mohammed Lamido Musa Tarmuwa (APC), 19,500
- Yunusari LG: Hon. Zanna Zakariya (APC), 35,848
- Yusufari LG: Adam Jibrin (APC), 31,930 votes.
For the LG Councillorship positions, two opposition parties managed to break APC’s overwhelming dominance, with the Action Peoples Party (APP) winning a seat in Fune LGA while the Action Democratic Party (ADP) won one seat in Karasuwa LGA
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