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Like every other state in Nigeria, Kwara State has had a mix of civilian and military Governors. The first Governor of Kwara state was David Bamigboye. The current governor of Kwara State is Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, who emerged victorious in the 9 March 2019 governorship election, under the APC. Abdulrahman Abdulrazak was sworn in on 29 ...
2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Kwara State Party Candidate Votes % APC: Alajagusi Abdulyekeen Sadiq : 68,585 : PDP: Abdulrazaq Mohammed Lawal 42,068 Others 645 Total votes 111,278 : APC hold
The Kwara State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Kwara State of Nigeria. [1] [2] It is a unicameral legislature having 24 members elected from the 16 local government areas of the state. Local government areas with considerable lager population are delineated into two constituencies to give equal representation.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kwara State held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kwara State. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe representing Kwara Central, Suleiman Sadiq Umar representing Kwara North and Yisa Oyelola Ashiru representing Kwara South all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress .
The 2019 Kwara State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. [1] [2] [3] APC's AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq polled 73.12% of the total votes, ahead of PDP's Razak Atunwa who got 25.31% of votes trailing behind by a margin of 216,792 votes, and several minor party candidates. [4] APC won in all 16 LGAs of the state. [5] [6] [7]
Maimunat Adaji was the area's representative until 2019. [2] She was a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and she was elected in 2007 after she switched to be a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) party. [3] Bokobaru is the major language spoken across the local government area. Except for Adena and Bani wards, the natural ...
In 2019, the three state-owned media bodies including The Herald newspaper, Radio Kwara and Kwara Television Service faced operational difficulties due to financial challenges. [14] The Herald staff conducted a peaceful protest over "poor working conditions". [15] [16]
This is a list of administrators and governors of Kwara. Kwara , Nigeria , was formed on 27 May 1967 when the Northern region was split into Benue-Plateau , Kano , Kwara, West Central , North-Eastern and North-Western states;