The All Progressives Congress (APC) as won all the 16 local government area chairmanship positions and all the 193 councilorship seats in the local government election held on Saturday in Kwara state.
The Chairman of Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC), Mohammad Baba-Okanla announced the result at the headquarters in Ilorin in the early hours of Sunday.
The KWASIEC chairman, who commended political parties for their commitment to a peaceful election, appreciated people of Kwara state for trooping out en masse to exercise their civic rights.
Mr Baba-Okanla also appreciated security agencies for ensuring peace and orderliness throughout the voting process in a professional manner.
“The electoral process, which unfolded across the state’s 16 Local Government Areas and 193 wards, witnessed the participation of five political parties: APC, APM, PDP, SDP, and Accord.
“Our electoral officers and returning officers from the field have filed their results, and I’m pleased to share the outcomes with you.
“After meticulous collation and verification, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in all categories.
” Specifically, the APC has won all 16 Local Government Area chairmanship positions. The party has also secured all 193 councilorship seats.
“We commend political parties for their commitment to a peaceful election, which did not record any major casualty and the people of Kwara State for trooping out en masse to exercise their civic rights.
“We also like to appreciate security agencies for ensuring peace and orderliness throughout the voting process in a professional manner.
The details of the results collated from all the polling units, wards, and Local Governments for the chairmanship position are as follows:
Ifelodun LG
APC 22524
PDP 2727
APM 482
OYUN LG
APC 12159
PDP 356
APM 386
Oke Ero LG
APC 7472
PDP 1168
APM 224
ISIN LG
APC 8173
PDP 1165
APM 77
EDU LG
APC 23963
PDP 3851
APM 424
Patigi LG
APC 14,119
PDP 2,939
APM 806
MORO
APC 14,555
PDP 1670
APM 117
ASA LG
APC 15,024
PDP 2638
APM 41
ILORIN SOUTH LG
APC 20,207
PDP 2,072
APM 226
SDP 621
Baruten LG
APC 38,549
PDP 1335
APM 665
Ilorin East
APC 20883
PDP 5383
SDP 475
APM 835
Kaima
APC 23,029
PDP 1737
APM 59
Ekiti LGA
APC 8707
PDP 907
APM 966
Offa
Accord 1919
APC 22,400
PDP 1586
APM 636
SDP 391
Ilorin west
APC 50128
PDP 4202
APM 1882
Irepodun
APC 14010
PDP 2106
APM 559
SDP 239
