Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
A 26-year-old lady, Rukayat Shittu, a single has been declared the winner of a seat in the Kwara State House of Assembly election.
The new legislator-elect is a Senate President of the Congress of Students at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Hakeem Ijaya, who announced Shittu’s victory said the 26-year-old, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) polled 7,521 votes to beat her Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, who polled 6,957 votes in the House of Assembly election.
Rukayat Shittu will represent Owode/Onire Constituency in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara. The Local Council is part of the Ilorin Emirate.
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Similarly, INEC also declared the cureent Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, of the APC winner of the Ilesha-Gwanara state constituency to retain his seat in the House possibly, his number one lawmaker as well.
Danladi-Salihu defeated his main rival, Usman Abubakar, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Declaring the result at the collation centre for the Ilesha/Gwanara constituency at the Gwanara LGEA primary school, the Returning Officer, Dr. Adewale Rafiu, said Danladi-Salihu polled 14, 949 votes while his closest rival, Usman Abubakar of the PDP got 2,072 votes.
