The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Supervisory Committee of Kwara State Governorship Primary, Senator Musliu Obanikoro on Friday declared the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Danladi- Salihu as the the winner of the exercise.
Obanikoro said Danladi- Salihu scored 94,990 votes to beat other eight aspirants that participated in the exercise.
From Central to North and South, party leaders, stakeholders, and members turned up heavily to affirm the choice of Danladi- Salihu who polled more than 65% of the total ballots.
Danladi- Salihu polled 94,990 votes to beat his closest challenger, Amb. Yahaya Seriki who got 41,700 votes and Dr. Bashir Bolarinwa who polled 22,118.
Seriki, Dele Belgore and Bolarinwa trailed distantly behind Danladi- Salihu who was earlier announced as the choice of the party leaders and members in the state.
Key contenders, including Amb. Yahaya Seriki, had earlier mobiiised support for Danladi- Salihu in a show of solidarity for the man who the governor has newly endorsed as the candidate of the ruling party.
From Alanamu to Ajikobi, Ojuekun and Adewole in Ilorin West to Ibagun and Gambari in Ilorin East, field reports show the speaker leading comfortably among party members who voted massively for him with his posters in their hands.
All the five local government areas in the North returned more than 90% of their votes in favour of the Speaker; while he also led comfortably across the two other senatorial districts.
In Southern District, Offa, Oyun, Irepodun, Ekiti, Isin, Oke Ero, and Ifelodun stood firmly behind the choice of the Speaker, underscoring his strong support base across the state.
Results of the other candidates are Engr. Femi Sani 5,519; Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe 3,920; Belgore 3,411; Mohamed Bio 1122; Dr. Alabi Oluwatoyin, 1099; Amb. Seriki 41,700; Bolarinwa 22,118; Prof. Wale Suleiman, 2434; and Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, 1722.
