APC RECORDS CLEAN SWEEP IN ENUGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS ENUGU — The All Progressives Congress, APC, has secured all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the Enugu State local government elections held on September 26, 2026. The results, announced by the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, saw APC candidates emerge victorious in all 17 Local Government Areas and 260 wards across the state. ENSIEC Chairman, Prof. Christian Ngwu, announced the results at the commission's headquarters in Enugu and subsequently presented certificates of return to the newly elected council chairmen. Among the 17 chairmen-elect are Ugochukwu Nwanjoku for Aninri, Uchenna Okolo for Awgu, Beloved-Dan Anike for Enugu East, Ibenaku Onoh for Enugu North, Caleb Ani for Enugu South and Vitalis Ngwu for Ezeagu. Others include Martin Amadieze for Igbo-Etiti, Chris Simon for Igbo-Eze North, Ferdinand Ukwueze for Igbo-Eze South, Brendan Ani for Isi-Uzo, Mike Ogbuekwe for Nkanu East and John Ogbodo for Nkanu West. The remaining chairmen-elect are Jude Asogwa for Nsukka, Greg Anyaegbudike for Oji River, Innocent Ezeoha for Udenu, Hyginus Agu for Udi and Chijioke Ezeukwu for Uzo-Uwani. 12 INCUMBENTS RETURNED A review of the results indicates that 12 of the 17 successful chairmanship candidates secured a second term, while five candidates were elected to the chairmanship position for the first time. The returning chairmen include those from Aninri, Awgu, Enugu East, Enugu North, Enugu South, Ezeagu, Igbo-Eze South, Nkanu West, Nsukka, Oji River, Udi and Uzo-Uwani. The newly elected chairmen are from Igbo-Etiti, Igbo-Eze North, Isi-Uzo, Nkanu East and Udenu. In declaring the results, the ENSIEC chairman commended voters for their participation and acknowledged the contributions of security agencies, civil society organisations and the media towards the conduct of the election. He congratulated the newly elected council chairmen and urged them to regard their mandates as a call to service and an opportunity to improve the lives of residents at the grassroots. The outcome marks a significant development in Enugu's grassroots political administration and is expected to place renewed attention on the responsibilities of the newly elected councils in delivering services and development across the state's 17 local government areas. Source: Premium Times, September 28, 2026; results attributed to ENSIEC.