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#NigeriaDecides2023: Tinubu Floors Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso In Kwara

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February 27, 2023

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been declared winner of Saturday’s presidential election in Kwara state, winning in all the 16 Local Government Areas.

Tinubu garnered 263,572 votes to defeat his closest challenger and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who came a distant second with 136,909 votes.

Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) scored 31,166 to come third, while Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the NNPP scored 3,141 of the votes cast in the state.

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The number of registered voters for the election were 1,695,928, while the accredited voters were 497,519.

Total valid votes were 469,971, voided votes were 26,712, while total votes cast were 496,683.

Prof. Paul Annune from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (formerly Federal University of Agriculture), was the Collation officer for the election in Kwara state.

The 16 local government areas include Ilorin West, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Asa, Moro, Kaiama, Patigi and Baruteen local government areas.

Others are Edu, Ifelodun, Irepodun, Oke-Ero, Isin, Oyun, Offa and Ekiti local government areas.

Ekiti Local Government
APC 5739
PDP 3760
SDP 386
LP 721

Isin LOcal Government
APC 4484
PDP 2506
NNPP 31
LP 1419

Oke-Ero Local Government
APC 6016
PDP 3074
LP 592
NNPP 17

Ilorin East Local Government
APC 24264
PDP 13325
LP 2409
NNPP 132

Asa Local Government
APC 15123
PDP 10482
LP 678
NNPP 116

Offa Local Government
APC 19475
PDP 3508
LP 1444
NNPP 71

Oyun LGA
APC 8838
PDP 4298
LP 1867
NNPP 133

Irepodun LGA
APC 11545
PDP 6368
LP 3000
NNPP 113

Ilorin South LG
APC 21620
PDP 10806
LP 7274
NNPP 166

Patigi Local Government
APC 10,389
LP 727
NNPP 344
PDP 6395