Gov Election 2023: Abdulrazaq Wins Second Rerm In Kwara

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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in the state.

The governor won the poll to serve a second term of another four years in office under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The governor, who won in all the 16 local government areas of the state in the election results declared by the INEC Returning officer for the polls, Professor Isaac Itodo, the Vice Chancellor, University of Markurdi, Benue state.

INEC had on Saturday night started announcement of the 2023 governorship election results with only that of three local government areas with the governor clearing the three local government areas of Ekiti, Isin and Offa local government areas.

At the resumed announcement of the election results on Sunday morning, which lasted till evening the APC governor also won in additional 13 local government areas.

The Kwara governorship elections results:

1. Ekiti local government

Number of registered voters, 44,016.
Number of accredited voters, 11,849

APC 6,836

PDP 4,273

Total valid votes, 11,598
Rejected votes, 251
Total votes cast, 11,849.

2. Isin local government

Number of registered voters- 42,238
Number of accredited voters -9,631
Total votes cast -9630
Valid votes -9,438
Rejected votes-192
Total votes cast-9,630

APC 5,274

PDP 3,400

3. Offa Local government area.

Number of registered voters -97,945
Accredited voters -24,115
Total number of valid votes 23,531
Rejected votes -584
Over voting in Essa wards 002 and 006 as such votes in the two PUs were cancelled.

APC -14,696

PDP -6,705

SDP -1,289

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4. Oke Ero

Total 43,944
Accredited voters -11,942

APC -7,758

PDP -3,768

Valid -11,808
Rejected 134
Total votes -11,942

5. Oyun local government.

Reg voters 61672
Accredited voters 16533

APC -8,991

PDP -5,465

SDP 1,068

Valid votes 16170
Rejected 348
Total votes 16528
Cancellation at Ijagbo due to over-voting in one PU

6. Ilorin South local government

Reg voters 161,045
Accredited 36,741

APC -20,148

PDP -12,096

SDP -2,356

Valid votes -35,949
Rejected votes -774
Total votes cast -36,723

7. Asa local government

Reg 87923
Accredited 29,061

APC -14,946

PDP -11,183

Valid votes 27,907
Rejected votes -583
Total votes cast 28,490
Cancellation in two PUs due to
violent crisis

8. Irepodun local government

Reg voter 89644
Accredited 23,160

APC -12,860

PDP – 7,614

SDP -1,693

Total Valid votes -22,733
Rejected votes -427
Total votes cast -23,160

9. Moro local government

Registered voters -81,646
Accredited voters-24,928

APC -15,161

PDP -6,823

SDP -1992

Total Valid votes -24,466
Rejected votes -461
Total votes cast -24,927
Cancellation at one polling unit

10. Patigi local government

Reg voters -68,136
Accredited voters -21,930

APC -13,813

PDP -6,544

Total valid votes -20,976
Rejected votes -748
Total votes cast -21,724
Cancellation at two PUs due to over-voting.

11. Ilorin East local government

Registered voters -163,701
Accredited voters -43,578

APC -23,925

PDP -14,500

SDP -2,645

Total Valid votes -42,170
Rejected votes -1,015
Total votes cast -43,185
Cancellation at two wards in two PUs due to over-voting

12. Ifelodun local government

Registered voters -130,778
Accredited voters -29,500

APC -17,599

PDP -9,085

SDP -1,559

Total Valid votes -29,006
Rejected votes -494
Total votes cast -29,500

13. Kaiama local government area
    Registered voters 87,871
    Accredited voters 22,440

APC -14,431

PDP -6,297

Total Valid votes -21,773
Rejected votes -660
Total votes cast -22,433

14. Edu local government

Registered voters: 112160
Accredited voters: 42991

APC -22,458

PDP -17,378

Total Valid votes -41,331
Rejected vote -998
Total votes cast-42,329

15. Baruten local government

Registered voters -149,573
Accredited voters -38,637

APC -28,060

PDP -7,987

SDP -1492

Total Valid votes -37,873
Rejected votes -627
Total votes cast -38,500

16. Ilorin West local government area

Registered voters -273,635
Accredited voters -85,736

APC -46,468

PDP -32,372

Total Valid votes -83,758
Rejected vote -1,978
Total votes cast -85,736
Cancellation on ground of over- voting in three PUs