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373 candidates to feature in Kwara guber, Assembly polls - REC

- The number of candidates to contest at the governorship and state House of Assembly polls in Kwara have been made public

- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, March 7, revealed that the candidates are not less than 373 in number

- Resident Electoral Commissioner Malam Garba Madami said that the 24 state constituencies were spread across the three senatorial districts of the state

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 373 candidates from 19 political parties would take part in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kwara.

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Malam Garba Madami, made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Thursday, March 7.

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He said 338 of the candidates would feature in the state House of Assembly poll, while the rest 35 would take part in the governorship election.

“The candidates for the state House of Assembly were drawn from 19 political parties who fielded candidates for the election. It is import to note that most political parties did not have candidates for all the seats,” he said.

The REC said the 24 state constituencies were spread across the three senatorial districts of the state.

He said Kwara central senatorial has six constituencies made up of Ilorin south, Ilorin east, Ilorin central, Ilorin north west, Afon and Owode-Onire.

Madami said Kwara south has 10 constituencies which are Bakogun/Ojomu, Essa/Shawo/Igboidun, Oke-Ogun, Ekiti, Oke-Ero and Share/Oke-Ode.

Other constituencies in Kwara south include Isin, Odo-Ogun, Omupo, Irepodun and Essa/Shawo/Igboidun according to him.

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He said Kwara north has eight constituencies which are -Edu, Ilesha/Gwanara, Okuta/Yashikira, Patigi, Kaiama/Kemanji/Wajibe, Gwanabe/Adena/Bani/Gweria, Ipaye/Malete/Oloru and Lanwa/Ejidongari.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would win the Saturday, March 9, governorship and state assembly elections in Kwara state with higher margin than the presidential and National Assembly polls.

Legit.ng reported that the minister, who is the leader of APC in the state, said this on Monday, March 4, after a meeting with the party leaders from the 16 local government areas in the state.

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