The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State won the local government election held in the state last Saturday.
According to the results announced by the chairman, State Independent Electoral Commission, Terso Loko, on Sunday, PDP won in all the 23 local governments and the 276 council wards in the just-concluded local government poll.
Loko explained that five political parties participated in the election.
He named the political parties to include All Progressives Grand Alliance, Labour Party, African Action Congress, Social Democratic Party and Peoples Democratic Party.
The All Progressive Congress had on Friday announced that it would not participate in the election which it described as ‘charade’.
The SIEC chairman described the election as free, fair and devoid of violence.
He said, “let me state here that the election was free, fair and devoid of violence and PDP won the championship in the 23 local government areas of the state and 276 council wards of the state.
“The Commission will tomorrow (Monday) issue certificate of return to the elected officials by 10.00 am,” he said.