Date: 2015-04-12

The Kwara State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Saturday’s governorship election, Alhaji AbdulFattah Ahmed was leading his arch rival and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate by a wide margin.

This indication emerged from the results released yesterday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ilorin.

As at the time of filing this report APC was leading comfortably in 14 of the 16 local government areas where results had been announced at the INEC collation centre presided over by the Returning Officer and Vice chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Professor Musbau Akanji.

The INEC officials have gone on a three-hour break to accommodate the arrival of collation officers from two remaining local government areas.

According to the results,APC scored 5525 in Isin while PDP polled 4202 and LP 97. In Oke-Ero, APC polled 6631, PDP (3815) and LP (36) while in Ekiti, home to the PDP candidate, Senator Simon Ajibola, APC polled 6269 to beat PDP which scored 4398 and LP (229).

In Offa, APC scored 18569, PDP (4778) and LP (110). In Oyun APC scored 10267 while PDP polled 4916 and LP 36 while in Asa APC polled 18363 with PDP scoring 6186 and LP 56.

In Ilorin South APC scored 21,220 while PDP polled 11, 439 and LP (519) and in Patigi APC scored 16,335 while PDP polled 3,033 and LP (13). In Irepodun APC polled 14, 970 while PDP polled 7,380 and LP (103). In Edu, APc scored 22,963 to beat PDP (9229) and LP (36).

Other results include Ilorin East where APC scored 25,700, PDP (10,923) and LP (296) while in Ifelodun APC polled 25, 528 against PDP (8086) and LP (521). In Moro, APc scored 16,614 against PDP (6,630) and LP (521) and in Ilorin West APC polled 53, 284 against PDP (18, 196) and LP (555).

The collation will continue at 6.00pm.