APC wins all 17 chairmanship seats in Yobe LG elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 17 chairmanship seats in the local government elections held in Yobe State on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

Announcing the results at the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) headquarters in Damaturu on Sunday, the chairman of the Commission, Dr Ibrahim Mohammad Yabani, described the election as hitch-free.

“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.

“This robust participation reflects how keenly contested the elections were in several local government areas in the state,” he said.

According to him, votes were counted and collated after the close of polls, with councillorship results declared at ward level and chairmanship results declared at local government collation centres.

Announcing the summary, the YOSIEC chairman declared:  “Bade LG, Musa Kalan Dagona (APC), 54,312 votes; Bursari LG (APC), 24,331 votes; Damaturu LG, Bukar Adamu (APC), 18,465 votes; Fika LG Abdulmumini Usaini (APC), 61,326 votes; Fune LG, Baba Goni Bade (APC), 74,411 votes ; Geidam LG, Alhaji Mohammed Musa (APC), 35,832 votes; Gujba LG, Alhaji Dala Mala (APC), 27,900 votes; Gulani LG, Alhaji Dayyabu Ilu (APC), 35,999 votes; Jakusko LG, Umaru Aguwa Jakusko (APC), 47,653 votes; and Karasuwa LG Alhaji Umara Mohammed (APC), 39,320 votes.

“Machina LG, Idriss Mai Bukar (APC), 24,092 votes; Nangere LG, Samaila Musa (APC), 37,780 votes; Nguru LG, Mohammed Ahmed Mairami (APC), 45,836 votes; Potiskum LG, Alhaji Salisu Muktari (APC), 58,705 votes; Tarmuwa LG, Mohammed Lamido Musa Tarmuwa (APC), 19,500 votes; Yunusari LG, Hon. Zanna Zakariya (APC), 35,848 votes; and Yusufari LG, Adam Jibrin (APC), 31,930 votes.”

The Commission noted that, in a rare break from APC dominance, two councillorship seats were won by opposition parties, the Action Peoples Party (APP) and the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Fune and Karasuwa LGAs, respectively.