Olusola Saraki beaten at ward
The party also cleared the two other senatorial districts and five House of Representatives seats. Dr. Saraki defeated three other candidates in the Kwara Central to emerge winner with 78, 799 votes, followed closely by the ACN candidate, Dr Oloriegbe Ibrahim Yahaya, who polled 53, 058 votes, while the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) Hajia Rukayat Issa scored 32, 499 and CPC's Biliksu Gambari scored 5,928.
In Kwara North Senatorial district, the former governor, Alhaji Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi, emerged winner, defeating the candidates of the CPC, Alhaji Yinusa Yahaya, who followed closely and the ACPN, Alhaji Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi. In Kwara South, the incumbent senator, Simeon Sule Ajibola, was returned after defeating the duo of ACPN and ACN candidates, Mr Oyelola Issa Ashiru and Anu Ibiwoye respectively.
In the House of Representatives, the PDP candidates Dr. Alli Ahmad won the Ilorin East/South federal constituency with 31,163 votes, while ACN candidate, Hajia Biliksu Oniyangi polled 19, 771 and incumbent member of the House formerly of PDP now ACPN Wahab Isah who scored 17, 861 votes.
PDP candidate for Asa/Ilorin West federal constituency, Alhaji Mashood Mustapha scored 44, 170 to defeat his close rival in the ACN, Alhaji Jidda AbdulRazak scored 29, 634, while ACPN candidate Hon Duro Sulaiman scored 17, 388 to come third while Dr Rafiu Ibrahim of PDP won Ifelodun/Oyun/Offa federal constituency to defeat his ACN and ACPN close rivals .
In Kwara North the former commissioner for energy in the state Alhaji Zakari Muhammed and a serving member of House of Representatives, Ahman Bahago Patigi of PDP also won the Baruten/Kaiama and Edu/Moro/Patigi fed constituencies respectively to defeat the CPC and ACN candidates.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Michael Nzekwe Amosa Okin Malt Olatunde Jare Government High School (GHS), Adeta Aisha Gobir Principal Private Secretary Oko Erin IESA Saka Keji Bukola Saraki Saadu Yusuf Sulyman Abdulkareem Bello Abubakar Toyin Saraki RTEAN Ogidi-Oloje EFCC Amina El-Imam Ebola Jumoke F. Ajao Aminat Ahmed Waziri Yakubu Gobir Rueben Parejo Funmilayo Oniwa Oya State Buhari Bashiru Makama Bamikole Omishore Rotimi Samuel Olujide Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah Ekiti Chikanda Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf Ilorin Like-Minds Saeedat Aliyu Yaman Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Kwara State Television (KWTV) Gurei Post-utme Adewuyi Funmilayo Nigeria Governors\' Forum Amoyo Mubarak Oladosu Sola Saraki University Abdullah Janet Amudat Eruku Segun Olawoyin Dele Momodu Bashirat Bola Bello Bello Oyedepo Yahaya Muhammad Saad Omo\'ya Arinola Lawal Odolaye Aremu HYPPADEC Kwara Central Congress For National Consensus Akume Adedipe Modibbo Kawu Ilorin Durbar Moses Afolayan Abdulrazaq Sanni Harmony Holdings Yashikira Matthew Okedare PPS Mohammed Haruna Ayobami Seriki Abdulquawiy Olododo Afeyin-Olukuta Yusuf Ali Gobirawa Kupchi Hosea Maxwell