PDP Sweeps All 25 Seats in Delta LG Election

Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured all 25 local government chairmanship positions in the election held on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

Delta State Independent Electoral Commission Chairman, Jerry Agbaike, announced on Sunday that one PDP candidate was returned unopposed.

PDP candidates competed against other parties and emerged victorious in the 24 local government areas where elections took place.

In Udu Local Government Area, no election was held as PDP’s chairmanship candidate, Vincent Oyibode, was unopposed.

Additionally, PDP candidates won 499 councillorship wards across the state, while the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) won one ward in the Oshimili North Local Government Area.

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is set to swear in the 25 elected chairmen on Monday, July 15, 2024.

This election marks the second local government poll since the Supreme Court granted financial autonomy to local governments, mandating the Federal Government to directly allocate 20.60% of monthly funds to the 774 local governments’ exclusive accounts. The court also prohibited governors from dissolving democratically elected local government councils.