INEC Declares Abdulrazaq Winner Of Kwara Guber Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)has announced Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in the state.

Naija News reports that the governor, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, won his re-election to serve a second term of another four years in office.

INEC Returning officer for the election, Professor Isaac Itodo, the Vice Chancellor, University of Markurdi, Benue state, made this known on Sunday at the collation center in Ilorin, the state capital.

Itodo said Abdulrazaq won in all 16 local government areas of the state.

The INEC had on Saturday night started an announcement of the 2023 governorship election results with only that of three local government areas with the governor clearing the three local government areas of Ekiti, Isin, and Offa local government areas.

At the resumed announcement of the election results on Sunday morning, which lasted till evening the APC governor also won in additional 13 local government areas.

Below is the Kwara governorship elections results:
1. Ekiti LGA

Number of registered voters, 44,016.

Number of accredited voters, 11,849

APC 6,836

PDP 4,273

Total valid votes, 11,598

Rejected votes, 251
Total votes cast, 11,849.

2. Isin local government

Number of registered voters- 42,238

Number of accredited voters -9,631
Total votes cast -9630
Valid votes -9,438
Rejected votes-192
Total votes cast-9,630

APC 5,274
PDP 3,400

3. Offa Local government area.

Number of registered voters -97,945
Accredited voters -24,115
Total number of valid votes 23,531
Rejected votes -584
Overvoting in Essa wards 002 and 006 as such votes in the two PUs were cancelled.
APC -14,696
PDP -6,705
SDP -1,289

4. Oke Ero LGA
Total 43,944
Accredited voters -11,942
APC -7,758
PDP -3,768
Valid -11,808
Rejected 134
Total votes -11,942

5. Oyun LGA
Reg voters 61672
Accredited voters 16533
APC -8,991
PDP -5,465
SDP 1,068
Valid votes 16170
Rejected 348
Total votes 16528
Cancellation at Ijagbo due to over-voting in one PU

6. Ilorin South LGA

Reg voters 161,045
Accredited 36,741
APC -20,148
PDP -12,096
SDP -2,356
Valid votes -35,949
Rejected votes -774
Total votes cast -36,723

7. Asa LGA
Reg 87923
Accredited 29,061
APC -14,946
PDP -11,183
Valid votes 27,907
Rejected votes -583
Total votes cast 28,490
Cancellation in two PUs due to
violent crisis

8. Irepodun LGA
Reg voter 89644
Accredited 23,160
APC -12,860
PDP – 7,614
SDP -1,693
Total Valid votes -22,733
Rejected votes -427
Total votes cast -23,160

9. Moro LGA
Registered voters -81,646
Accredited voters-24,928
APC -15,161
PDP -6,823
SDP -1992
Total Valid votes -24,466
Rejected votes -461
Total votes cast -24,927
Cancellation at one polling unit

10. Patigi LGA
Reg voters -68,136
Accredited voters -21,930
APC -13,813
PDP -6,544
Total valid votes -20,976
Rejected votes -748
Total votes cast -21,724
Cancellation at two PUs due to over-voting.

11. Ilorin East LGA
Registered voters -163,701
Accredited voters -43,578
APC -23,925
PDP -14,500
SDP -2,645
Total Valid votes -42,170
Rejected votes -1,015
Total votes cast -43,185
Cancellation at two wards in two PUs due to over-voting

12. Ifelodun LGA
Registered voters -130,778
Accredited voters -29,500
APC -17,599
PDP -9,085
SDP -1,559
Total Valid votes -29,006
Rejected votes -494
Total votes cast -29,500

13. Kaiama LGA

Registered voters 87,871
Accredited voters 22,440
APC -14,431
PDP -6,297
Total Valid votes -21,773
Rejected votes -660
Total votes cast -22,433

14. Edu LGA

Registered voters: 112160
Accredited voters: 42991
APC -22,458
PDP -17,378
Total Valid votes -41,331
Rejected vote -998
Total votes cast-42,329

15. Baruten LGA

Registered voters -149,573
Accredited voters -38,637
APC -28,060
PDP -7,987
SDP -1492
Total Valid votes -37,873
Rejected votes -627
Total votes cast -38,500

16. Ilorin West LGA

Registered voters -273,635
Accredited voters -85,736
APC -46,468
PDP -32,372
Total Valid votes -83,758
Rejected vote -1,978
Total votes cast -85,736
Cancellation on grounds of over-voting in three PUs