APC Primaries: Irepodun incumbent loses bid, Ekiti, Omupo retain slots in Kwara South
Shola Odetundun on Thursday defeated incumbent Tayo Awodiji to emerge as All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate for Irepodun Constituency is one of the primaries conducted in Kwara South.
Odetundun polled 37 votes, a former Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr. Ben Duntoye, came second with 14 votes, while the incumbent, Tayo Awodiji, scored four votes.
However, incumbent Abdulganiyu Salahudeen emerged the candidate for Omupo Constituency with 38 votes to retain his seat, while his opponents, Wale Oyinloye and Luqman Abubakar, scored one vote each.
In Ekiti Local Government, Ganiyu Abolarin picked the party's ticket for the constituency, thereby retaining his seat with 48 votes out of 50.
He delegated his competitors, Abiodun Dada who scored two votes, and Dele Abiodun who had no vote.
In Ojomu/Balogun Constituency of Offa, Zainab Abass polled nine votes to beat her closest rival Seun Ogunniyi who had eight votes against Akeem Olatunji who scored five votes, and Waheed Salami with two votes.
One of the five aspirants that contested the election in the Ojomu/Balogun constituency, Olayinka Ilufoye, announced his withdrawal from the race just minutes before the commencement of the election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that results of other constituencies in Kwara South were being collated at press time.
(NAN)
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Millennium Development Goals Yusuf Lawal Bayo Ajia Okin Group Jalala Kwara 2023 School Of Nursing Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani Kwasu Hameed Oladipupo Ali Toyin Falola Diagnostic Centre Federal Polytechnic Offa Joseph Alex Offorjama Owo Arugbo Anilelerin Abdulraufu Mustapha Ishaq Oloyede Makama Of Kaiama Oloje Ghali Alaaya Abdullahi Atanda Yusuf Amuda Gobir Olaiya Lawal Damilola Yusuf Mamatu Abdullahi Alapado Mustapha Akanbi Bolaji Nagode Isiaka Gold Bayo Onimago Oju Ekun Sarumi 20 Billion Bond Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku Taibat Ayinke Ahmed Simeon Sule Ajibola Razaq Atunwa Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Rex Olawoye Democracy Day Split Diamond Interchange Isiaka Alikinla Yusuf Zulu-Gambari Ajia-Bako Salihu Alhaji Musa Public Holiday Sheriff Olanrewaju SARS Frootify Coronavirus Ayeyemi Sulaiman Prince Mahe Abdulkadir Dan Iya Of Ilorin Bank Of Industry Sa\'adu Gambari GANZY Buhari Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf KWASEIC Okanlawon Musa Neuropsychiatric Hospital Kwara South Gurei Ayegbeni Local Government Idiagbon Olatinwo Mashood Dauda Oniwasi Agbaye CUTI Ilorin Al-Adaby Olusin Of Ijara Isin Economic And Financial Crimes Commission Bola Olukoju Ogbondoroko

