Nigeria election results: APC wins Kwara Reps seat

Date: 2019-02-24

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Raheem Olawuyi, was on Sunday declared the winner of the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency in the general elections held on Saturday.

The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Modinat Salman, while announcing the result at the Irepodun Local Government Secretariat in Omu-Aran, said Olawuyi polled 33,386 votes to emerge winner.

He defeated his closest rival, Dare Bankole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 26, 954 votes.

Salman, who is the Dean Faculty of Education University of Ilorin, said Olawuyi having scored the highest number of votes in the election was declared winner.

Salman gave the total valid votes as 61, 382 total number of rejected votes as 1, 587 and total number of votes cast as 62, 969.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olawuyi is currently a member of the House of Representative, representing the same constituency, having emerged the winner of the Nov. 17, 2018 by-election in the state.

The seat was declared vacant then following the death of its former occupant Hon. Funke Adedoyin after a brief illness.

Olawuyi, in a remark, attributed its victory to God, determination and the genuine struggle to free the people of the constituency from the shackles of underdevelopment, poverty and unemployment.

He thanked the people of the constituency, party leaders and supporters for considering him worthy of re-election.

"My sincere gratitude goes to God the almighty, my party leaders for believing in capability and party supporters for their dedication and steadfast that greatly contributed to this deserving victory.

"Our constituency is no doubt lacking behind in some many spheres of life endeavours, but we are very much determined more than ever toward ensuring unlimited dividend of democracy for our people," he said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Mike Omotosho     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Radio Kwara     Shettima     SUBEB     All Peoples Party     Cassava Growers\' Association     Jimoh Bashir     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     New Naira Notes     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Valsolar Consortium     Yomi Ogunsola     Ndakene     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Labaeka     Dele Belgore     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Akeem Olatunji     Ebola     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Kazeem Oladepo     Sunday Otokiti     Centre For Digital Economy     AbdulHamid Adi     Babajide Ajayi     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Matthew Okedare     Benin Republic     Kwara State Football Association     Onikijipa     Kaosarah Adeyi     Emir Of Kano     Hussein Oloyede     Kwara 2019     Mustapha Akanbi     Damilola Yusuf     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Shola Odetundun     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Musa Yeketi     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Kulende     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Fatai Olodo     General Hospital     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Shettima Of Ilorin     SSUCOEN     Balogun Gambari     PharmAccess Foundation     Ajase-Ipo     GAMA     Ilorin     Toyosi Thomas     Al-Hikmah Radio     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Elese Of Igbaja     Vasolar Consortium     Basit Olatunji     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Raymond Olaitan     Olupako     Metro Park     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Ohoro Of Shao     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Olabode George Towoju     Magaji Erubu     Kunle Akogun     Baba Isale     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Arik     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Lanre Badmus     PharmAccess Foundation     March 28     Oloye     Democracy Day     Kulende     Turaki Of Ilorin     Ahmed \'Lateef     Isau     Alanamu     Ibrahim Akaje     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     NURTW     Kayode Alabi     Congress For National Consensus     Oke Sunna     Kolade Solagberu     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Egbejila     Kwara State Sports Commission     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Shuaib Olarongbe     Flights To Ilorin     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Wahab Agbaje     Micheal Imoudu     Olokoba Sulyman     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Sam Okaula     Adedipe     Yekeen Alabi     Belgore     Lotus Bank     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Mukhtar Shagaya     Millennium Development Goals     Erubu Oba Zubair     GGDSS Pakata     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Atiku Abubakar     Moses Afolayan     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Albert Ogunsola     Halidu Danbaba     Michael Ologundea     Afeyin-Olukuta     Ilorin Muslim Community     Minimum Wage     Dorcas Afeniforo     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Suleiman Idris     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Kwara North     NAWOJ     Abikan     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Yunus Lawal     Babajide Ajayi     Aisha Buhari     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Saidu Kawu     COVID     Yakub Ali-Agan     Aliyu Sabi     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Shehu Salau     Afetu Of Alabe     Arandun     Saliu Tunde Bello     Razak Atunwa     Nupe     Bashir Badawi