By KT Reporter
The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) candidate, Wilfred Saka, has comfortably retained the Terego District LCV chairperson seat, making him the sole opposition chair in the West Nile region.
According to the Declaration of Results Form issued by the Terego District Election Administrator, Saka was declared the winner on Friday morning after polling 27,415 votes, the highest tally among all contenders. His closest challenger, Michael Bayo Wena of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), garnered 10,730 votes.
Also in the race is independent candidate Ronald Ededribo, who trailed with 1,099 votes. A total of 39,244 valid votes were cast across the district.
Saka’s political journey dates back to 2006 when he entered elective politics as a district councillor for Uriama Sub-county on the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket. His effectiveness in council propelled him to Chairperson of the Social Services Committee in the then Arua District Council, where he gained prominence for championing education and community welfare initiatives.
In 2016, Saka unsuccessfully contested for the Arua District LCV chairperson’s seat. He subsequently took a hiatus from active politics, serving as an education programme officer with Finn Church Aid in Yumbe District, where he supported education services for South Sudanese refugees.
He later returned to frontline politics ahead of the 2021 local government elections, this time under the ANT banner, and was elected the inaugural LCV Chairperson of the newly created Terego District, a mandate he has now decisively renewed.
Elsewhere, in Obongi District, NRM’s Habib Khemis Buga emerged victorious after securing 5,984 votes, narrowly defeating independent candidate Francis Agandru Akuma, who polled 5,467 votes. Other contenders included Rashid Khelil Azabo with 1,665 votes, Siraji Karala Karala with 501 votes, and Mizamil Taibo of FDC with 209 votes.
Meanwhile, in Yumbe District, the incumbent LCV Chairperson and NRM flag bearer, Abdulmutalib Mahamoud Asiku, has been declared the winner of a fiercely contested race. According to the Yumbe District Election Administrator, Asiku secured 49,183 votes, translating into 68.88 per cent, defeating his main challenger and predecessor, Yassin Taban, an independent candidate, who polled 22,221 votes.
The outcomes across West Nile signal shifting local political dynamics, with incumbency, party strength, and personal political capital continuing to shape electoral outcomes at the district level.
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