Hammed Shittu in Ilorin
Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has mentioned 100 National Assembly candidates have been registered by the fee to contest for seats in each the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2027 common election in the state.
In a remaining checklist of Senate and House of Representatives candidates signed by the Secretary of the INEC, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, which was made accessible to newsmen in Ilorin yesterday, the fee mentioned 35 candidates will probably be jostling for three accessible Senate seats in Kwara state.
THISDAY investigations revealed that there are 11 candidates every from Kwara North and South districts and 13 candidates from Kwara Central district.
Among the main Senatorial candidates are the incumbent governor of the state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, who’s contesting underneath the ruling APC and the incumbent holder of the workplace, Senator Saliu Mustapha, previously of the APC and now contesting underneath the opposition PDP.
The 13 political events contesting in the Kwara senatorial elections are: A, AA, ADP, APP, ADC, APC, APM, LP, NRM, NNDP, NDC, PDP, and the SDP.
It was additional gathered that seven of the senatorial candidates are females: They are 47 years outdated Temako Naomi of the ADP, 36 years outdated Ibrahim Ramat of the APP, 38 years outdated Owolabi Felicia of the APM, all from Kwara North.
Others are 43 years outdated Adesola Kehinde of the AA, 59 years outdated Abdulahi Risikat Motunrayo of the ADC and 56 years outdated Abdulkareem-Adisa Maryam Ayoola-Fadekemi of the LP, all from the Kwara Central.
The 47 years outdated Anifowose Grace of the SDP from the Kwara South completes the feminine senatorial candidates in the state.
The oldest among the many Kwara senatorial candidates is 72 years outdated Iyiola Oyedepo of the ADC, whereas the youngest is the 36 years outdated Ibrahim Ramat of the APP.
A complete variety of 65 candidates from 12 completely different political events are contesting for the six slots of the House of Representatives seat in the Baruten/Kaiama (9), Edu/Moro/Pategi (12), Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke Ero (9), Ilorin East/Ilorin South (12), Ilorin West/Asa (11) Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun (12) federal constituencies.
