By SARAKI’S ANNOINTED, ATUNWA LOSSES TO APC’S ABDULRAHMAN IN KWARA
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kwara, Mr. Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, has defeated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr. Abdulrazaq Atunwa to win the Kwara gubernatorial election.
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Of the Total Registered voters of 1,376,372, only 464,393 were accredited for voting. APC’s Razaq polled a total 331,546 votes to beat closest rival, Atunwa who polled a total of 114,754 votes.
Results from all 16 local governments indicate that Razaq led Atunwa with a vote margin of 216,792.
The APC trounced the PDP in all 16 local government areas.
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An oil and gas businessman, Razaq would succeed Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed who has completed his two-term of eight years in office.
Atunwa, 49, a member of the House of Representatives, was the anointed candidate of Senate President Bukola Saraki who lost his bid to return to the senate on February 23, 2019.
