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.
Harrison Osauwagboe Adegoke Bamidele Oko Tanke Flyover Bridge Adewuyi Funmilayo CLAY POT Victor Gbenga Yusuf Yoonus Lawal Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu Bolaji Nagode Afeyin-Olukuta Fareedah Dankaka Simeon Sule Ajibola Abdulhakeem Amao Haliru Yahaya Muhammed Danjuma AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Fatimoh Lawal Abubakar Suleiman Amuda Musbau Kale Belgore Akeem Olatunji Maryam Ado Bayero Lanre Issa Onilu Charles Ibitoye Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede Abubakar Kawu Baraje JUSUN Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship Millennium Development Goals Ajibola Saliu Ajia Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita Oloruntoyosi Thomas Katibi Ibraheem Adeola Justina Oha Ilorin Muslim Community SWAN Ishak Mohammed Sabi Orisun Igbomina Park Abdullahi Atanda Dan-Kazeem Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory Onilorin TETFUND Joana Nnazua Kolo Ojuekun Sarumi Lawal Olohungbebe Omotosho Lukman Adeloyin Jebba Lasiele Alabi Yahaya Dan Iya Segun Abifarin Ahmad Fatima Bisola Abdulmumini Jawondo Kamoru Kadiri Yusuf Abubakar Oba Abdulraheem Kazeem Gbolagade Oladimeji Thompson Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq Kwara NIPR Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Twitter Kola Adesina Academic Staff Union Of Universities Idiagbon Woro KWASAA Jumoke Monsura Gafar Salake Tunde Akanbi Ayegbeni Kwara Polytechnic Admiralty Villa

