2023: Kwara Speaker, 10 other members secure tickets for re-election

Date: 2022-05-27

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, was Thursday returned unopposed to fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Ilesha/Gwanara state constituency in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

Ten other serving members of the House were also lucky to secure tickets for re-election in 2023.

The APC Returning Officer for Ilesha/Gwanara Constituency, Zakariyau Qazeem Yusuf, while declaring the result of the election, explained that five delegates from each of the six wards in the constituency totaling 30 unanimously affirmed Engr. Danladi-Salihu is their candidate for the 2023 general elections.

In his acceptance speech, the Speaker thanked his constituents for always standing by him and commended the party, INEC, and security agents for the peaceful arrangement and conduct of the process.

The representative of INEC who monitored the exercise, Mr. Danlami G. Zakka, described the process as “transparent, peaceful, and successful”.

However, only about ten of the 19 members of the State House of Assembly on Thursday got the nod to seek re-election in the 2023 general elections as confirmed by the state chairman of the party, Prince Sunday Fagbemi.

DAILY POST reports that out of the 24 members of the House, four chose to contest for the House of Representatives, while another member, Adam Rufai, from Patigi, was knocked out by zoning arrangement.

Nineteen others contested for re-election on the platform of the APC but only nine have won in the primaries.

Informed sources revealed that some of the members voluntarily withdrew, while others were defeated at the primary elections.

Among serving members who secured re-election are the Speaker, Engr Yakubu Danladi Salihu, (Ilesha/Gwanara), Hon. AGF Salahudeen (Omupo), Hon Ojo Olayiwola (Oke-Ogun), and Hon Magaji Olawoyin, (Ilorin Central).

Also on the list for re-election are Mohammed Danbaba (Kaiama/Kamanji/Wajibe), Mohammed Baba Salihu (Okuta/Yashikira), Gbenga Yusuf (Eesa/Shawo/Igoidun) and Ganiyu Abolarin Gabriel (Ekiti).

While the speaker was declared unopposed, Salaudeen scored 38 votes to beat two of his rivals, Wale Oyinloye and Arch. Luqman Abubakar who both scored a vote each.

In Ilorin East, another member, Ali Amuda Jimoh, was defeated by Hajia Arinola, former Commissioner for Enterprise, and daughter of late governor Mohammed Alabi Lawal by 47 to 13 votes.

Also, a member from Irepodun local government area, Tayo Awodiji lost to Olatunde Jare at the primary election.

DAILY POST gathered that the fate of some lawmakers also seeking re-election remains unknown as party primary elections in their various constituencies were either marred or ended in stalemate.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Adedeji Onimago     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Isiaka Oniwa     Magaji Are     Hauwa Nuru     Yetunde Balogun     Olupako     Pacify Labs     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     FOMWAN     General Hospital     CELF     Abubakar Usman Jos     Oyedepo     Dankaka     Adedipe     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Usman Alkali Baba     Kwara Central     Justina Oha     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Kayode Zubair     Ayedun     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Ibrahim Oniye     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Obayomi Azeez     Kwara State Polytechnic     Mazars Consulting     John Olajide Adedipe     Esuwoye     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Isiaka Abdulrazak     SWAN     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Eghe Igbinehin     Sabo-Oke     Oke-Kura     Hamidu Olowo     Zara Umar     Olokoba     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Saidu Yaro Musa     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Ilorin International Airport     Segun Abifarin     A.E. Afolabi     Post Utme     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Offa Poly     Akeem Olatunji     Government High School Adeta     International Aviation College     ITP     Sabitiyu Grillo     Naira Redesign     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Christopher Odetunde     KWASIEC     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Al-Hikmah Radio     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Sebastine Obasi     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Agboola Babatunde     Binta Sulyman     Apaola     CACOVID     Jaiz Bank     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Emir Of Shonga    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bello Oyedepo     Issa Manzuma     REO CAKES     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Durosinlohun Atiku     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Oko-Erin     IYA YUSUF     Modibbo Kawu     Kayode Laro     Transition Implementation Committee     Kwara State Football Association     Emir Of Lafiagi     TESCOM 2025     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Matthew Babaoye     Gobirawa     SSUCOEN     Sheikh Alimi     NAWOJ     Vasolar Consortium     Funmi Salau     Rotimi Oyedepo     Dele Belgore     Ahmad Lawan     Olatunde Michaels     Mohammed Saidu     Yusuf Arowosaye     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Abubakar Suleiman     Medview Airlines     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Yakubu Dogara     Sarah Alade     Kwara Polytechnic     Kwara State Sports Commission     Kunle Suleiman     Aliyu Alhassan     Salman Suleiman     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Usman Alkali Baba     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Yahya Mohammed     Gbenga Awoyale     Bamidele Adegoke     SDP     Saadu Yusuf     ASMAU PLAZA     Nigeria Computer Society     Ayegbeni     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Shaaba Lafiagi     Ridwan Agboola     Iyiola Oyedepo     The Herald     Dairo Kunle Paul     Azeez Salawu     Owo Arugbo     Mubarak Oladosu     Amuda Bembe     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Hausa     Shagari     Bamikole Omishore     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Democracy Day     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Offa Grammer School     Prince Bola Ajibola     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Ibrahim Abikan     Yomi Adeboye     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola