by Nurat Uthman
The All Progressives Congress has been declared the winner of the local government elections held in Kwara State on Saturday.
A statement released by the State Independent Electoral Commission chairman, Mohammed Baba-Okanla, and made available to the press on Sunday morning noted that the ruling APC won all chairmanship and councillorship seats across the 16 local government councils and 193 wards of the state, respectively.
Five political parties, including the APC, Allied Peoples Movement, People’s Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, and the Accord Party, contested the local government elections.
The statement read, “The electoral process, which unfolded across the state’s 16 local government areas and 193 wards, witnessed the participation of five political parties: APC, APM, PDP, SDP, and Accord. Our electoral officers and returning officers from the field have filed their results, and I’m pleased to share the outcomes with you.
“After meticulous collation and verification, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in all categories. Specifically, the APC has won all 16 local government area 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 details of the results collated from all the polling units, wards, and local 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
