BREAKING: INEC declares AbdulRazaq winer of Kwara guber election

….As Yaman, Lawal, Oba take second, third and fourth positions respectively

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of All Progressive Congress (APC) party winer of the 2023 gubernatorial election in kwara state.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Prof. Isaac Itodo, who is the returning officer for the Kwara state gubernatorial election, declared Mallam Abdulrazaq winer of the election having polled 273, 424 votes to defeat his close opponent from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Shuaib Yaman abdullahi who scored 155, 490 votes to become second in the contest.

Alhaji Akeem Lawal of Social Democratic Party (SDP) took third position with 18, 922
votes while Professor Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem of the NNPP came fourth as he polled 4, 398 votes.

In an interview with APC Chairman shortly after the announcement of the result, Prince Sunday fagbemi thanked kwarans for giving the party another opportunity to pilot the affairs of the state, and pledged that the party and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will justify the confidence reposed on them by the Kwarans.

Breakdown of LG results

1. Ekiti LG
   APC 6,836
   LP 20
   NNPP 09
   PDP 4,273
   SDP 170
2. Isin LG
   APC 5,274
   LP 37
   NNPP 25
   PDP 3,400
   SDP 567
3. Offa LG
   APC 14,696
   LP 104
   NNPP 180
   PDP 6,705
   SDP 1,289
4. ILORIN EAST
   APC 23,925
   LP 129
   NNPP 446
   PDP 14,500
   SDP 2,645
5. OKE-ERO
   APC 7,758
   LP 34
   NNPP 21
   PDP 3,768
   SDP 149
6. OYUN LG
   APC 8,991
   LP 75
   NNPP 297
   PDP 5,465
   SDP 1,068
7. ILORIN SOUTH LG
   APC 20,148
   LP 369
   NNPP 419
   PDP 12,096
   SDP 2,357
8. ASA LG
   APC 14,946
   LP 82
   NNPP 205
   PDP 11,183
   SDP 953
9. IREPODUN LG
   APC 12,860
   LP 102
   NNPP 169
   PDP 7,614
   SDP 1,693
10. MORO LG
    APC 15,161
    LP 76
    NNPP 43
    PDP 6,823
    SDP 1992
11. PATEGI LG
    APC 13,813
    LP 19
    NNPP 27
    PDP 6,544
    SDP 389
12. IFELODUN LG
    APC 17,599
    LP 124
    NNPP 201
    PDP 9,085
    SDP 1,559
13. KAIAMA LG
    APC- 14,431
    LP- 121
    NNPP- 73
    PDP- 6,297
    SDP- 624
14. EDU LG
    APC : 22,458
    LP : 27
    NNPP : 294
    PDP : 17,378
    SDP : 374
15. BARUTEEN LG
    APC : 28, 060
    LP : 53
    NNPP : 41
    PDP : 7987
    SDP : 1492
16. ILORIN WEST LG
    APC -46, 468
    LP- 275
    NNPP- 1948
    PDP- 32372
    SDP- 1601