The All Progressives Congress has been declared the winner of the native authorities elections held in Kwara State on Saturday.
An announcement launched by the State Independent Electoral Commission chairman, Mohammed Baba-Okanla, and made obtainable to the press on Sunday morning famous that the ruling APC gained all chairmanship and councillorship seats throughout the 16 native authorities councils and 193 wards of the state, respectively.
Five political events, together with the APC, Allied Peoples Movement, People’s Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, and the Accord Party, contested the native authorities elections.
The assertion learn, “The electoral course of, which unfolded throughout the state’s 16 native authorities areas and 193 wards, witnessed the participation of 5 political events: APC, APM, PDP, SDP, and Accord. Our electoral officers and returning officers from the sector have filed their outcomes, and I’m happy to share the outcomes with you.
“After meticulous collation and verification, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in all classes. Specifically, the APC has gained all 16 native authorities space chairmanship positions and secured all 193 councillorship seats.
“We commend the political parties for their commitment to a peaceful election, which did not record any major casualties, and thank the people of Kwara State for turning out en masse to exercise their civic rights. We would also like to appreciate the security agencies for ensuring peace and orderliness throughout the voting process in a professional manner.”
The particulars of the outcomes collated from all of the polling models, wards, and native governments for the chairmanship positions are as follows:
Ifelodun LG
APC – 22,524
PDP – 2,727
APM – 482
Oyun LG
APC – 12,159
PDP – 356
APM – 386
Oke Ero LG
APC – 7,472
PDP – 1,168
APM – 224
Isin LG
APC – 8,173
PDP – 1,165
APM – 77
Edu LG
APC – 23,963
PDP – 3,851
APM – 424
Patigi LG
APC – 14,119
PDP – 2,939
APM – 806
Moro LG
APC – 14,555
PDP – 1,670
APM – 117
Asa LG
APC – 15,024
PDP – 2,638
APM – 41
Ilorin South LG
APC – 20,207
PDP – 2,072
APM – 226
SDP – 621
Baruten LG
APC – 38,549
PDP – 1,335
APM – 665
Ilorin East LG
APC – 20,883
PDP – 5,383
SDP – 475
APM – 835
Kaima LG
APC – 23,029
PDP – 1,737
APM – 59
Ekiti LG
APC – 8,707
PDP – 907
APM – 966
Offa LG
Accord – 1,919
APC – 22,400
PDP – 1,586
APM – 636
SDP – 391
Ilorin West LG
APC – 50,128
PDP – 4,202
APM – 1,882
Irepodun LG
APC – 14,010
PDP – 2,106
APM – 559
SDP – 239