The party would remain in the trauma for another four years at the local government level till 2025.
The Peoples’ Democratic Party, in the March 6th 2021, floored the major opposition political party, the APC, clinching all Chairmanship positions in the 25 local government area.
Announcing the results, the Chief Returning Officers of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC), declared PDP winner of the election at DSIEC headquarter along Asaba-Onitsha expressway.
In Aniocha north, PDP pulled 54, 077, with APC scoring 4074 while in Aniocha south, PDP scored 75, 546 with APC pulling a total of 2377.
In Bomadi, PDP had 91, 621 and APC got 1258 while in Burutu PDP gathered 93, 005 with APC having 1610 and Ethiope east PDP muscled 49, 095 while APC had 4892.
In Ika north east local government area, PDP scored 81, 863, APC, 1139, Ika south PDP had 74, 338 with APC scoring 576, while in Isoko north, PDP pulled a total of 82, 330 with APC, scoring 2235 and in Isoko south, PDP had 103, 729, APC, 1015.
In Ndokwa east, PDP scored 29, 701, APC got 1057 while in Ndokwa west, PDP pulled 48, 541, APC 1257, while in Okpe, PDP scored 90, 041, APC, 6536.
In Oshimili north, PDP won with 76, 276, defeating APC which scored 1757. In Oshimili south, PDP pulled 97, 909 while APC got 4, 457. In Patani, PDP scored 34, 295, APC, 538 while in Sapele, PDP got 56, 876 while APC pulled 8, 478.
In Udu, PDP got 72, 747, APC, 1354 while in Ughelli north, PDP 32, 080 with APC scoring 3, 322 while in Ughelli south, PDP pulled 57, 414, APC, 155. In Ukwuani, PDP muscled 66, 265, APC, 4, 888.
In Uvwie, PDP scored 93, 233, APC, 11, 509 while PDP scored 46068 and APC, 250 in Warri north and 91, 482 for PDP and 1859 for APC in Warri south. And in Warri south west local government area, PDP brought APC down with 77, 440 while APC got 1324 and the Ethiope west PDP candidate returned unopposed.
Meanwhile, there was palpable tension at the Commission’s office over delay by the Commission to announce the final results from the Chief Returning Officers.
The Commission had fixed 2:00pm on Sunday March 7th 2021, for the official announcement of winners for the Chairmanship election across the 25 local government areas but at 3:51, the Commission was yet to be seated for unknown reasons.
The Returning Officers have expressed sadness that a meeting slated for 2:00pm had not commenced, describing the attitude of DSIEC as worrisome.
But it was learnt that the management staff were in a crucial meeting for a yet to be known issue.
Over 20 media houses including electronic medium have mounted their tripods, set their microphones and cameras awaiting the commencement of the programme when DSIEC foot dragged till about 4:15, when the announcement started.
