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.

Kwara Politics     Baba-Isale     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Agboola Babatunde     Col. Adedipe     Abdulkareem Alabi     Moses Afolayan     Mohammed Abduraheem     Umar Gunu     Ope Saraki     Ramadhan     Segun Olawoyin     Ndama Al-hassan     Muritala Olarewaju     COVID-19 Palliatives     Abdulwahab Oba     IHS Towers     NaAllah     Gbemi Saraki     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     ASUU     Makama     Olatunji Moronfoye     Sunday Otokiti     Shuaibu Yaman     Aminu Ado Bayero     Students Union Government     Yunus Lawal     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Tayo Alao     Sa\'adu Salau     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Saliu Ajia     Paul Odama     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Halidu Danbaba     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Adesoye     Busari Alabi Alausa     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Oladimeji Thompson     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Kwasu     Mujtabah Bature     TIC     Peter Obi     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     IsDB     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Moses Adekanye     Mahmud Ajeigbe     NIRSAL     Baakini     Bureau Of Lands     Kwara Polytechnic     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Abdulwahab Ololele     Ahmad Ali     Haliru Dantoro     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Aremu Bose Deborah     Bamidele Adegoke     Centre For Digital Economy     Alanamu     Yemi Osinbajo     Jaigbade Alao     COEASU     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Kwara State University Of Education     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Christopher Odetunde     Oloyede     Bayo Ajia     Demola Banu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdulfatai Ahmed     Park     Kanu Agabi     Raji AbdulRasaq     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     IESA     Kayode Ishola     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Ado Ibrahim     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Samari     Kola Adesina     Ita-Nmo Market     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Tunde Kazeem     Bluenile Associates     Ethical College     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Busari Alabi Alausa     Village Alive Development Association     Tunji Moronfoye     Ndakene     John Mayokun Dada     Makama     CCT     Sabo-Oke     Salami Adekunle     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Trader Moni     Sobi Hill     Ahman Pategi     Anilelerin     Shero     Mahe Abdulkadir     Yakub Lai Gobir     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     JUSUN     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     FOMWAN     Democracy Day     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Olatunji Bamgbola     Jalala     Towoju     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Toyin Saraki     Ibrahim Bio     Www.Kwarareports.com     AGILE Programme     Face Masks     Baboko     Kale Kawu     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Kamaldeen Gambari     Isin     James Ayeni     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Ibrahim Abikan     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Aliyu U. Tilde     Irepodun     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Oye Tinuoye     Ilorin     Sulyman Tejidini     Khairat Gwadabe     Bahago     Agboola Babatunde     2023 Elections     Shade Omoniyi     Cassava Growers\' Association     Muritala Awodun