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:
- Ekiti LGA
APC: 6,836
LP: 20
NNPP: 09
PDP:4,273
- Offa LGA
APC:14,696
LP: 104
NNPP: 180
PDP: 6,705
SDP: 1,289
Total valid votes:23,531
Rejected votes:584
- Isin LGA
APC: 5,274
LP: 37
NNPP: 25
PDP: 3,400
SDP: 567
Total valid votes: 9,438
Rejected votes: 192
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Oke Ero LGA
APC: 7,758
LP: 34
NNPP:21
PDP:3, 768
SDP:149
- 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
- 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
- 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.
