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.
CCT Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment Baba Isale John Obuh John Mayokun Dada Kwarareports.com Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman Binta Abubakar-Mora Mope Dasuki Belgore Ibrahim Abdullahi Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Buari Edun Isiaka Saka Opobiyi Iyabo Dupe Adekeye Okala Baba Tafida Of Ilorin T And K FOODS Dauda Adeniran Adeshola Ohoro Of Shao Justina Oha Abubakar Olusola Saraki Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria Ibrahim Bio Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi Valsolar Consortium Bashir Badawi College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies Dumagi Salau Kabiru Abdullahi Tinubu Legacy Forum Yusuf Aiyedun Ogidi-Oloje Bilikisu Oniyangi Raliat AbdulRazaq Roseline Oni Aremu Young Progressives Party Pakata Abdulquowiyu Olododo Alliance For Democracy Olusegun Adeniyi Medview Airlines John Kehinde Salako KFA Okin Biscuits Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu Jide Oyinloye Saka Asiat Ayinke Saduki Lafiagi Mamman Saba Jibril Iqra Books Abubakar Lah Isaac Gbenle Kwara Politics Babatunde Idiagbon Sherif Shagaya Abubakar Usman Jos Sheu Ndanusa Usman Vishvas KOZ Tractors Femi Ogunsola Awwal Jawondo Kwara Restoration Project General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport GANZY Salihu S. Yaru Rotimi Samuel Olujide NIPR Abdulmajeed Wahab Bolaji Aladie Ilorin Durbar Isiaka Yusuf Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja Aso-ofi Taiwo Joseph Offa Grammer School Kwara-SAPZ Project Turaki Gbugbu

