The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won council election in all the 20 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State where results have been determined so far.

Election now pends in only one LGA of Numan. The last election is holding today following its postponement from Saturday, June 13 when the election was held in the other LGAs.

Considering that the government at the state level in Adamawa is currently of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the outcome of the council election would surprise many, except those who could observe that arrangement for the election had already gone far before the political alignment that had Governor Ahmadu Fintiri defecting from the PDP to the APC on February 27 this year.

Although, most loyalists of the governor went with him into the APC, the council chairmen who had earlier been endorsed to seek another term under PDP, remained in the party.

Recall that other parties competed with the PDP in the Saturday election, but could not make a strong statement during the election.

The state PDP governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections, Chief Maurice Vunobolki who was in the vanguard of the pre-council election campaign, has congratulated the newly elected council chairmen, saying the victory of the PDP is a sign that the party remains popular among the people.

‎The election was conducted by the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission, ADSIEC, which has now shifted attention to the Numan LGA poll.

Among the newly elected chairman is Jibril Ibrahim Jimeta for Yola North LGA.

The Director, Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi, has said most of the recently concluded primary elections across various political parties were fraudulent.

Amadi said this during an interview on Arise Television, stating that the results increased internal conflicts, and weakened party leadership.

According to him, the parties are not strong enough to enforce discipline among aspirants and members.

“Most party primaries were fraudulent. Even some of the House of Representatives aspirants were favoured by zoning but somehow they don’t get into the list, so governors’ influence matters.

“Again, if you look at chaos in the parties’ organization – new entrants come in and crowd out old members. Take for example in Delta State, where former governor Ifeanyi Okowa came in to unseat Ned Nwoko.

“Not necessarily that the likes of Nwoko didn’t perform but they have been dislocated by some structural changes,” he said.

Ayodele Arise, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and aspirant for the ticket of the Ekiti North Senatorial District, has described the party’s primary election as a sham.

He then urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, intervene in the crisis trailing the outcome of the exercise.

In a statement at the weekend, Arise said state governors remained a major challenge for a smooth conduct of the recent APC primaries. 

Recall that the APC Committee, which supervised the process, had declared the sitting lawmaker representing Ekiti North, Senator Cyril Fasuyi, as the winner. 

However, Arise and other contenders for the ticket, including Dipo Bamisaye and Dare Owolabi, had since dismissed the outcome as fraudulent and manipulated.

Senator Arise, who represented the senatorial district between 2007 and 2011, said the primary was a sham and the party is paying lip service to the crisis the election had generated. 

“When we talk about internal democracy, it is still a very big challenge. It’s one thing for us to have a Constitution; it’s another thing for people to try to circumvent it or the guidelines for any election.

“That was demonstrated in no small measure when I tried to come back through the primary because I knew what was in the pipeline, so I went into it to prove a point.

“It will be a shame if some of us passed through this country and we don’t have the voice to correct the anomalies and let people know that if we want to practice democracy, let us practice it. If we don’t want it, it’s a different kettle of fish.

“The experience I had during the primary, I really don’t want to overbeat that because I believe the chairman of the party has spoken with Mr. President, and I think they are looking at all the challenges, and I am sure those of us who worked and won our elections will be given our mandate in due course.”

“As we discover problems, people respond to them, and I believe, more than anybody else, that our President has been very proactive in terms of fixing some of these challenges, working on them, and ensuring that corrections are made before it’s too late,” he stated. 

He added that “the issue of the governors is still a major problem in terms of trying to get to the Senate.

“Even when you aren’t contesting against them, if you aren’t their favored candidate, the chances of your making it are a little bit very challenging.” 

DAILY POST reports that the APC primaries that were held last month were marred with controversies.