Senate president Bukola Saraki has congratulated winner of Kwara Central senatorial election, which was held on Saturday, February 23.
Senator Saraki also congratulated others who emerged winner in the Saturday, February 23 elections in Kwara state.
It was gathered that Saraki congratulated the victors in a statement signed his special adviser on media and publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu.
The statement read: “Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has stated that in spite of the reported inadequacies that attended last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Kwara State, he is wishing the candidates who emerged from the election the best of luck.” Saraki said while the election was generally peaceful there were inadequacies like the card readers not used in over 70% of the polling units while there was also multiple-voting, over-voting and other discrepancies that were reported by agents of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) across the state. He added that the state chapter of his party would take a position on the right response to these inadequacies.
