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APC’s Abdulrasaq Wins Kwara Governorship Election, Polled 331,546

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) guber candidate, Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq has won Kwara State governorship election held on Saturday.

According to the state Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Prof. Muhammad Liman, who declared the results of the poll on Sunday, Abdulrazaq polled 331,546 votes to defeat his closest rival, Razak Atunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 114,754 votes to emerge as the runner-up in the election.

Also, the official results declared in all 16 local government areas in the state, showed that Abdulrazaq of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led PDP’s Atunwa with a margin of 216,792 votes.

Below is a list of the Local Government Areas announced by INEC:

Oyun – APC 11,399, PDP 3,728

Offa – APC 22,874, PDP 5,172

Irepodun – APC 16,155, PDP 7,339

Isin – APC 6,624, PDP 2,588

Moro – APC 18,985, PDP 5,490

Asa – APC 16,246, PDP 8,963

Edu – APC 26,805, PDP – 6,174

Oke Ero – APC 7,423, PDP 4,891

Ilorin South – APC 26,752, PDP 9,489

Ilorin East – APC 31,521, PDP 10,888

Ifelodun – APC 23,734, PDP 7,445

Ekiti – APC 7,938, PDP 3,950

Kaiama – APC 14,829, PDP 3,386

Ilorin West – APC 55,287, PDP 25,583

Patigi – APC 18,109, PDP 2,578

Baruten – APC26,865, PDP 7,090

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