Breaking: Again, Governor AbdulRazaq Floors Saraki Re-Elected Governor, Kwara State

By Akinwale Kasali

Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman of Kwara has been re-elected for a second term in office. His victory is seen as a second slap for former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki,  Leader of the   the Peoples Democratic Party, whose party will again, play the second fiddle in Kwara politics.

The Governor, who was the APC’s, Governorship Candidate has been declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at the INEC Collation Center in Illorin, Kwara State Capital.

2023 Kwara State Governorship Election Final Result As Collated and Announced by INEC is as follows:

1. Ekiti LGA

APC: 6,836

LP: 20

NNPP: 09

PDP:4,273

2. Offa LGA

APC:14,696

LP: 104

NNPP: 180

PDP: 6,705

SDP: 1,289

Total valid votes:23,531

Rejected votes:584

3. Isin LGA

APC: 5,274

LP: 37

NNPP: 25

PDP: 3,400

SDP: 567

Total valid votes: 9,438

Rejected votes: 192

4. Ilorin South

APC: 20,148

LP: 367

NNPP:419

PDP:12,096

SDP:2,357

Total valid votes:35, 949

Rejected: 774

Total votes cast: 36, 723

5. Asa LGA

APC:14,946

LP: 82

NNPP:205

PDP:11,183

SDP:953

Total valid votes:27,907

Rejected:583

Total votes cast: 28,490

6. Irepodun LGA

APC: 12, 860

LP: 102

NNPP: 169

PDP: 7,615

SDP:1, 693

Total valid votes:22,733

Rejected votes: 427

Total votes cast: 23, 160

7. Moro LGA

APC: 15,161

LP:76

NNPP:43

PDP:6,823

SDP:1,992

Total valid votes: 24, 466

Reacted votes: 461

Total votes cast: 24, 927

8. Patigi LGA

APC:13,813

LP:19

NNPP:27

PDP:6,544

SDP:389

Total valid votes:20976

Rejected: 748

Total votes cast: 21, 724

9. Oyun LGA

APC: 8, 991

LP:75

NNPP:297

PDP:5,465

SDP:1,068

Total votes cast: 16,528

Rejected: 348

Total valid votes: 16, 528

10. Ifelodun LGA

APC: 17,599

LP:124

NNPP:201

PDP:9,085

SDP: 1,559

Total votes:29,500

Rejected:494

Total valid:29,006

11. Ilorin East

APC: 23,925

LP:129

NNPP:446

PDP:14,500

SDP: 2,645

Total votes:43,185

Rejected:1,015

Total valid votes:42,170

12. Oke Ero LGA

APC: 7,758

LP: 34

NNPP:21

PDP:3, 768

SDP:149

13. Kaiama LGA

APC: 14,431

LP: 121

NNPP:73

PDP: 6, 297

SDP: 624

Total votes cast: 22,433

Valid votes:21,773

Rejected votes:660

14 Baruten LGA

APC: 28,060

LP:53

NNPP:51

PDP: 7,987

SDP: 1,492

Total votes cast:38,500

Total valid votes:37874

Rejected:627

15. Edu LGA

APC: 22,485 PDP

LP: 27

NNPP:

PDP: 17,378

SDP: 374

Total votes cast: 42329

Total valid votes:41331

Rejected votes:998

16. Ilorin West LGA

APC: 46,468

LP:275

NNPP:1,948

PDP: 32,372

SDP: 1,601

Total votes cast:8,5736

Total valid votes:8,3758

Rejected:1,978.