Ex-sports minister, others emerge PDP senatorial candidates in Kwara

Date: 2022-05-24

Peoples Democratic Party candidates for the three Senatorial Districts of Kwara State have emerged after the primary elections held in the respective districts on Monday.

All the three candidates emerged through consensus arrangement and affirmation by the party delegates at the primaries supervised by officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission.

In Kwara Central, a journalist and former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Bolaji Abdullahi, emerged as the candidate to contest the Senatorial District seat election.

He is entering the race with intimidating credentials having served as the State Commissioner for Education and Special Adviser to former Governor Bukola Saraki on strategy, as well as the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP.

Also in Kwara North, a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Isa Bawa also clinched the ticket to contest for the Senatorial seat.

The PUNCH also gathered that a former Senator, Rafiu Ibrahim, who served in the 8th Senate under Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki's tenure, secured the ticket to contest the seat again for Kwara South Senatorial District.

The party kicked off its primary elections for aspirants eyeing elective positions in the 2023 general elections on Sunday, with primaries for the House of Representatives and the State House of Assembly.

Meanwhile, a 2019 governorship aspirant of the PDP, Alhaji Ibrahim Ajia, emerged at the party's primary election for Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

Results from the Ilorin East/Ilorin South constituency of the House of Representative's primary showed that a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Wahab Issa polled 36 votes to beat three other contestants in the primary election.

Hon Hassan Oyeleke former majority leader in the Kwara House of Assembly emerged through consensus for the Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun Federal House of Representatives seat while Dare Bankole emerged through consensus for Irepodun/Isin/Ekiti/Oke-Ero Federal House of Representatives seat.

Idris Musa Buko emerged through consensus for Baruten/Kaiama Federal Constituency and Bello Olatunde Emmanuel emerged through consensus for Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Nagode     Ayo Adeyemi     Lanre Olosunde     Muhammed Danjuma     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Ibrahim Mashood     Elesie Of Esie     Saeedat Aliyu     Sanusi Abubakar     Nurudeen Mohammed     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Olusola Saraki     Ibrahim Mohammed     Shonga     United Nigeria Congress Party     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Amasa     Ethical College     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Overland     Awoye     Yoonus Lawal     Communication Network Support Services     Bamidele Adegoke     T And K FOODS     Musa Aibinu     Olupako     TIC     Abikan     NSCIA     Sam Onile     Alfa Yahaya Road     Ahmed Bayero     Hakeem Lawal     Femi Oladiji     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Arik     Solomon Edoja     Abatemi Usman     Presidential Election     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Saka Balikis Kehinde     GGDSS Pakata     Ilota     Muslim Cementary     Folorunsho Alao     Taiwo Joseph     Abubakar B.M     Tanke     Monthly Sanitation     Moji Makanjuola     Riskat Opakunle     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     National Information Technology Development Agency     Salaudeen Oyewale     Boko Haram     Shettima Of Ilorin     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     JUSUN     Saka Abimbola Isau     Modibbo Kawu     REO CAKES     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Michael Nzwekwe     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Shoprite     Onikijipa     CCT     Ebola     Ishola Abdullahi     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Sidikat Akaje     KSIRS     Agboola Babatunde    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ibikunle Ogunleye     Nurudeen Muhammed     Ilorin South     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Forgo Battery     Isa Aremu     Umar Saro     Risikat Lawal     Ladi Hassan     Suleman Abubakar     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Folorunsho Erubu     Computer Based Test     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Abdulkadir Jimoh     CT Ayeni     LABTOP     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Offa Poly     Tunde Yusuf     Shonga Farm Project     Hussein Olokooba     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Na\'Allah     Mubarak Oladosu     Marafan Shonga     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Hassanat Bello     Maigidasanma     Kisira     Abdullateef Abdussalam     MAI Akande     The Herald     Emir Of Shonga     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Muhammed Abdullahi     Oke-Kura     Olaiya Zuberu     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Col. Adedipe     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Jide Ashonibare     Tunde Akanbi     Tunji Moronfoye     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Awili Pedro     AbdulGafar Tosho     Femi Oladiji     Lotus Bank     Bolaji Abdullahi     Abdulwahab Oba     Idris Amosa Saidu     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Women Radio     Abdullahi Samari     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Hamidu Olowo     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Balogun Ajikobi     Lawan     Moji Makanjuola     Alanamu     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Owu Fall     Zaratu Umar     Toyin Sanusi     Boko Haram     Olokoba     Baboko Primary School     Osuwa