Abdulrazaq re-elected, floors Saraki’s anointed candidate

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  • March 20, 2023
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Abdulrazaq re-elected, floors Saraki’s anointed candidate

Tamarauemi Ebimini

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been declared the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday in the state.

AbdulRazaq won in the 16 local government areas in the state according to the results announced by INEC on Sunday.

He scored 273,424 votes to defeat his closest challenger and the candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Abdullahi Shuaib Yaman who came second 155,49490. Yaman was heavily backed by former Senate President Bukola Saraki.

Announcing the final results, the returning officer and vice chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Markurdi, Professor Isaac Itodo, said total valid votes were 460,497, rejected votes, 10,274 while total Vote Cast were 470,771.

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