Inna Galadima elected as first female LG chairman in Borno

Hajiya Inna Galadima of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared as the Chairman-elect of Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.

Galadima’s emergence makes her the first female to be elected council chairman in Borno State.

Galadima, a former commissioner and special adviser in Borno State, was declared as the winner by the Returning Officer of Jere LGA, Prof. Mohammed Konto, on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Konto said Galadima polled 110,459 votes to defeat her closest rival in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 2,478 votes.

The APC won all 27 chairmanship and 312 councillor positions in Saturday’s council election in the state.

The Executive Chairman of the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC), Lawan Maina, made this known while declaring the overall results of the election in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Sunday.

Maina said: “Following the conduct of the election on Saturday, today we have received results from the 27 LGAs and as empowered by the law under Section 10.

“In my position as the Chief Returning Officer of the state, I read out the results as follows:

“The ruling party, APC won all the 27 Local Government Chairmen in the state.

“Equally, the ruling party has won all the 312 council members (councillors) in all the wards of the state.

“With this, we have come to the end of this exercise and the certificate presentation to the winners will be made at a later date to be announced soon.”

The Star