APC, PDP Pick Candidates for Kwara By-election

Date: 2018-11-06

Ahead of the November 17 bye-election to fill the vacant position of late Hon. Funke Adedoyin, who represented Ekiti/Isin/Oke-Ero/Ifelodun federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Abdulraheem Olawuyi, yesterday emerged through affirmation.

Also yesterday, Mr. Saheed Alatishe emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the federal constituency through affirmation.

Late Adedoyin died after a brief illness at an Abuja hospital September this year.

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had last week fixed November 17 for the bye-election to replace Adedoyin. The APC primary took place in Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of the state.

Earlier, state Chairman of APC, Hon Bashir Bolarinwa, urged the party members to be united and work for the party's victory.

He added that members adopted a consensus mode as recognised by the party's constitution.

Bolarunwa, who said members should observe one minute silence for late Adedoyin, said she got to the National Assembly in 2015 on the platform of APC.

He added that "the election will be a test case for APC in the state. It will also afford us the opportunity to show Kwara people and Nigerians that in 2019, APC will take over the government."

Chairman of the APC electoral panel, Dr. Usman Zanna, hailed the conduct of the party members.

Zanna is optimistic that APC would emerge victorious at all levels in the 2019 elections.

He added that "if you are united and firm, nobody will be able to penetrate your ranks."

In his response, Olawuyi thanked the constituents for the confidence reposed in him.

He promised to be loyal party member, saying: "My joy knows no bound, and this is not because I am the best candidate, but for the confidence reposed in me."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Modupe Oluwole     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Ibrahim Jawondo     Hassan Oyeleke     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Issa Baba     Marafan Shonga     Post Utme     Ayedun     Logun     Kale Belgore     Shehu Adaramaja     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Shuaib Jawondo     Edu     Sam Onile     George Funsho Adebayo     Durbar     Gabriel Fashanu     Turaki Of Ilorin     Photo News     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Alabi Lawal     Rex Olawoye     SARS     Mufti Of Ilorin     Funmilayo Mohammed     Haliru Yahaya     Ilorin Airport     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     All Peoples Party     Halimat Yusuf     Laboratory-to-Product     Amos Sayo     Rihanat Ajia     Bolaji Aladie     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Chief Of Staff     Azeez Salawu     Yusuf Mubarak     Congress For National Consensus     Saad Omo Iya     Emir Of Kano     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Col. Taiwo     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Bisi Kristien     Adeleke Ogungbe     Mumeen Lah     Abdulwahab Oba     Funmilayo Braithwaite     KWACOBPA     T And K FOODS     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Royal FM     Saidu Isa     Olaitan Buraimoh     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Lotus Bank     Saba Jibril     Atiku Abubakar     Kamoru Kadiri     Ajuloopin     Idris Amosa Saidu     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     HYPPADEC     VADA     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Ajasse-Ipo     Amosa     Umar Sanda Yusuf    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Makama     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Issa Baba     Okin Biscuits     Shuaib Jawondo     Wahab Issa     Kwara State Governor     Jaigbade Alao     UNILORIN Alumni     Apado     Iyeru Grammar School     Bilikis Oladimeji     Trader Moni     Olatunde Jare     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Fulani     Segun Abifarin     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Sadiq Umar     Solomon Edoja     Rasaq Jimoh     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Turaki     Bola Tinubu     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Pakata Development Association     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Aliyu Sabi     Shururat Olatinwo     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Bankole Omishore     Minister     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Zaratu Umar     Abubakar B.M     Young Progressives Party     Dumagi     Mashood Dauda     Kayode Ibrahim     Alabi Lawal     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Amada Jidda     Tsaragi/Share     Orisun Igbomina     KSIRS     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Offorjama     LAK Jimoh     Adamu Atta     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Samari     Lateef Fagbemi     Ibrahim Bio     Onikijipa     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Falokun-Oja     Isiaka Gold     Umar Saro     Musa Yeketi     Sadiq Buhari     Tunji Oyawoye     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Ayinde Oyepitan     Temitope Ogunbanke     Bursary     Mike Omotosho     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Oke-Kura     Alimi Abdulrazaq     ANCOPPS