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APC’s Abdulrazaq wins second term in Kwara

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Abdulrazaq won a total of 273,424 votes while his closest rival, Shuaib Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 155, 490 votes.

By Dele Moses, Ilorin

Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has been re-elected by the people of the state to serve a second term in office.

He won the mandate at the governorship election held on Saturday where he contested as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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The result of the election was announced on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the commission’s office in Ilorin.

Abdulrazaq won a total of 273,424 votes as against his closest rival, Shuaib Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 155, 490 votes while Akeem Lawal of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) scored 18,922.

The APC’s candidate won in each of the 16 local government areas of the state while his PDP opponent emerged second in the local government areas.

INEC Returning officer for the election, Professor Isaac Itodo, Vice Chancellor of the University of Markurdi, Benue State, declared the result.

The breakdown of the result in each of the local governments is as follows:

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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 – 9,630

Valid votes – 9,438

Rejected votes – 192

Total votes cast – 9,630

APC – 5,274

PDP – 3,400

3. Offa Local Government

Number of registered voters – 97,945

Accredited voters – 24,115

Total number of valid votes – 23,531

Rejected votes – 584

Overvoting in Essa wards 002 and 006 as such votes in the two PUs were cancelled.

APC   – 14,696

PDP   – 6,705

SDP   – 1,289

4. Oke Ero Local Government

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

Registered voters – 61,672

Accredited voters – 16,533

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

Registered voters – 87,923

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

Registered voters – 89,644

Accredited voters – 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

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 – 112,160

Accredited voters – 42,991

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

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 grounds of over-voting in three PUs

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