Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kwara State has been declared winner of the election held in the state on Saturday March 9, 2019 where 35 candidates jostle for the seat.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Returning Officer, Professor Liman Mohammed Sanusi declared that Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq polled APC 331, 546 of the total votes cast to defeat his closest rival, Razak Atunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), who polled PDP 114,754.
The result showed a margin of 216,792 votes between the APC and PDP contestants.
The election conducted in the 16 local government areas of the state was peaceful, as there was no report of violence. Though, the exercise witnessed voters apathy.
SIKIRAT SHEHU, Ilorin
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