All outlets report that the All Progressives Congress (APC) wins a clean sweep in Gombe State’s local government elections. Announcing results at the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) headquarters in Gombe, electoral officials declare APC victorious in both chairmanship and councillorship contests across the state. Reports state that APC captures all 24 chairmanship seats and all 240 councillorship seats that are up for election. The result is announced following the collation of votes, with GOSIEC officials presenting the outcome publicly on Saturday. One outlet notes that six political parties field candidates for the chairmanship elections, but none secures any of the chairmanship seats or councillorship seats contested. The reporting consistently frames the outcome as a “sweep,” with the APC receiving every seat available in the local government election results reported by GOSIEC.