Ex-minister's son wins APC Reps ticket in Kwara
Segun Adebayo, the son of Cornelius Adebayo, a former minister of communications, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the keenly contested primary election between 10 aspirants took place at the Irepodun Local Government Council headquarters, Omu-Aran.
Mr Adebayo polled 72 votes to defeat nine other aspirants.
Toba Oloyode came second with 32 votes while the duo of Kayode Bankole and Gbenle Adeyemi scored 27 votes, respectively.
Yunus Kareem, popularly known as “Jagunlabi”, polled 17 votes, Ekundayo Afolaogun 10 votes, while Dayo Olaosebikan had seven votes.
Gbenga Ajibola, the son of a former senator that represented Kwara South, Simon Ajibola, had four votes, while the Deputy Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Raphael Adetiba, scored six votes.
Ope Ibikunle polled one vote, while six votes were declared invalid.
(NAN)
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
CACOVID Palliatives Seni Saraki Imam Gambari Adamu Atta Yahaya Dumoye Ethical College Aliyu Muhammed Suleiman Ajadi Muritala Awodun Babata Toyin Sanusi Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Abdulkadir Jimoh Alaro Ilorin Like-Minds Mahmud Ajeigbe KWTV Aishatu Ahmed Gobir Olofa Of Offa Odogun Olushola Gabriel Abubakar Baba Sulaiman ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited Yomi Ogunsola Abdulazeez Uthman Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed Durbar Festival Aso Ofi Idiagbon Eleyele Magaji Are Memunat Monsuma Aliyu Kora Sabi Bola Sagaya Arinola Lawal Henry Makinwa Adamu Jemilat-Baki Sadiq Umar Bello Oyedepo Irepodun Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen Olusin Of Ijara Isin Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Muhammed Aliyu NAWOJ Ibikunle Ogunleye KWSIEC Daud Adeshola Akanbi-Oke Rafiu Ibrahim Popo-Igbonna Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Jumoke Monsura Gafar Lawal Olohungbebe Toyin Olayinka Tejidini Saka Abimbola Isau Sulyman Abdulkareem Oba Abdulrahim Erubu Funmilayo Mohammed Olota Of Odo-Owa Yahaya A Paniyaro IPSAS Awili Pedro Igosun Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners Sobi Specialist Hospital Muhammadu Buhari AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah Isaac Aderemi Kolawole Oniye CELF Fatima Abolore Jimoh Segun Adeniyi Donatus Ejidike Garuba Alikinla Shittu UNIFEMGA New Nigeria People’s Party

