APC Clears All LG Chair/Council Seats In Edo Election

Edo state Local Government elections were held on Saturday 11 July 2026, and the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission has announced candidates of the All Progressives Congress as winners of the chairmanship seats in all 18 local government areas (LGAs) of the state.

The APC also won all the 192 ward councillorship seats in the election.

Mr Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, Chairman of the commission, declared the results during a press conference in Benin, the state capital, on Sunday 12 July 2026.

He said the election was successfully conducted in all the 18 LGAs and 192 wards in the state.

According to him, accreditation, voting, sorting, counting, collation and declaration of results were carried out in accordance with the Edo State Local Government Electoral Law 2022 (as amended in 2026), and other applicable regulations.

“Following the completion of the collation process at the various ward and local government collation centres, the duly appointed ward and local government returning officers announced and declared the results in their respective jurisdictions.

“Based on the official results declared by the returning officers, the commission hereby declares that the All Progressives Congress won the 18 local government chairmanship positions and all the 192 councillorship seats contested in the election,” he said.