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2023 Nigerian Senate Elections In Kwara State
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kwara State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022. Background In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators returned, Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi (PDP-North) retired from the Senate while both Bukola Saraki (PDP- Central) and Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim (PDP-South) lost re-election. In the North district, Suleiman Sadiq Umar (APC) gained the seat for the APC with 74% while Saraki lost in the Central district to Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, who obtained 63% of the vote; similarly, Ibrahim was unseated by Lola Ashiru, who got 66%. These results were a part of the APC-led Ó Tó G� ...
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Senate Of Nigeria
The Senate is the upper chamber of Nigeria's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly of Nigeria. The National Assembly (popularly referred to as NASS) is the nation's highest legislature, whose power is to make laws, is summarized in chapter one, section four of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. It consists of 109 senators: the 36 states are each divided in 3 senatorial districts each electing one senator using the first-past-the-post electoral system; the Federal Capital Territory elects only one senator also using first-past-the-post. The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate, whose chief function is to guide and regulate the proceedings in the Senate. The Senate President is third in the Nigerian presidential line of succession. He is assisted by the Deputy President of the Senate. The current Senate President is Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan and the current Deputy Senate President is Ovie Omo-Agege, both members of the APC. The Senate President ...
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All Progressives Congress
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. This marked the first time in Nigerian history that an opposition party unseated a governing party and power was transferred peacefully. In 2015, the APC won the majority of seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives, though it fell shy of winning a super-majority to override the ability of PDP to block legislation. During Buhari's first term, waves of defections led the party to lose its federal legislative majorities in 2018, with both Senate President Bukola Saraki and House Speaker Yakubu Dogara among the dozens of lawmakers that defected to the PDP. Nonetheless, Buhari was reelected in the 2019 general e ...
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The Nation (Nigeria)
''The Nation'' is a daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria. According to a 2009 survey it was the second-most-read newspaper in Nigeria, and this result was repeated in a 2011 report by The Advertisers' Association of Nigeria (ADVANS). The paper's website says it stands for freedom, justice and the market economy. Its target audience is the business and political elite, the affluent, the educated and the upwardly mobile. ''The Nation'' has printing plants in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. The newspaper covers business and economy, public policies, the democratic process and institutions of democracy, sports, arts and culture. The newspaper became the first of its kind to gain nationwide circulation across the 36 states of Nigeria within two years of operation. This was a result of its popular eight-page pull-out Thursday publication titled ''Campuslife'', a medium specially dedicated to student journalists and writers across the tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The ' ...
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AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (born 5 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician, who has served as governor of Kwara State since 2019. He was previously the CEO of First Fuels Limited. He contested unsuccessfully for the governor of Kwara State in 2003, 2007 and 2011 respectively under the Congress for Progressive Change political party and was successively defeated by Abubakar Bukola Saraki in 2003 and 2007, and by Abdulfatah Ahmed in 2011. However in 2019, he contested again under the ruling political party in Nigeria, the All Progressive Congress, and emerged as the governor of Kwara State, after he won the 2019 governorship election in the state. In 2021 he introduces KwaraLEARN in basic education to empower teachers. Early life He was born in Ilorin West Local Government. AbdulRahman is the son of Alh. A. G. F. AbdulRazaq SAN., the first northern lawyer in Nigeria. He attended Capital School, Kaduna between 1966 and 1968; Bishop Smith Memorial School Ilorin between 1970 and ...
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Khairat Abdulrazaq-Gwadabe
Khairat Abdulrazaq-Gwadabe (born 1957) is a Nigerian politician. She was elected Senator for the Abuja Federal Capital Territory constituency, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. She held office from May 1999 to May 2003. Abdulrazaq-Gwadabe is a sister to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and wife to Colonel Lawan Gwadabe, a former military governor of Niger State. She was born in Ilorin in April 23,1957. She studied law at the University of Buckingham. After taking her seat in the Senate, She was appointed to committees on the Environment, Health, Women Affairs (chairman), Federal Character, Tourism & Culture and Federal Capital Territory. She was a member of the Panel of Review of Nigeria Customs and Excise. Abdulrazaq-Gwadabe was a contender to be PDP candidate for her senate seat in 2003, but lost in the primaries. This may have been due to her previous support for a move to impeach President Olusegun ...
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Yinka Aluko
Yínká is a unisex name in the Yoruba language. It is a contraction of "Yímiká" meaning ''"surround me."'' It is also a diminutive form of names such as ''Adéyínká'' (crown/royalty surrounds me), ''Olayinka'' (prestige/wealth surrounds me), ''Akínyínká'' (warriors/valour surrounds me), ''Olúyínká'' (God/my lord surrounds me), etc. People named Yínká include: *Yinka Quadri (born 1959), Nigerian actor, filmmaker, producer and director * Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), Nigerian-British artist *Yinka Ayefele (born 1968), Nigerian music producer *Yinka Davies (born 1970), Nigerian vocalist, dancer and lyricist *Yinka Dare (1972–2004), Nigerian basketball player * Oluyinka Idowu (born 1972), Nigerian-born British former long jumper nicknamed "Yinka" * Yinka Faleti (born 1976), American veteran * Yinka Ayenuwa (born 1986), Nigerian weightlifter *Yinka Olukunga, Nigerian actress *Yinka Ilori Olayinka Ilori (born April 1987) is a British artist and designer. He is known fo ...
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Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki
Yahaya Seriki(born October 8, 1975) is an APC Chieftain from Ilorin Kwara State in North central Nigeria. Before joining active politics, Yahaya Seriki is a businessman and philanthropist with focus on the poorest of the poor and persons living with disabilities. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Kursi Investments Limited. Early life He was born in Kaduna and brought up in Maiduguri and Jos Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. During British ...;the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. Politics AbdulFatai Yahaya Seriki Gambari is a former Governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2019 gubernatorial election in Kwara state and is also a ranking chieftain of APC in Kwara state. He was the first candidate to step down to rally ...
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2019 Nigerian Senate Elections In Kwara State
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. Overview Summary Results Kwara Central A total of 22 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Ibrahim Oloriegbe won the election, defeating PDP candidate Bukola Saraki and 20 other party candidates. Oloriegbe received 63.15% of the votes, while Saraki received 35.19% Kwara North A total of 15 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Suleiman Sadiq Umar won the election, defeating PDP candidate Mohammed Zakari and 13 other party candidates. Suleiman Umar received 73.86% ...
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Ilorin West
Ilorin West is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Wara Osin Area. It has an area of 105 km and a population of 364,666 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal ... of the area is 240. References Local Government Areas in Kwara State {{Kwara-geo-stub ...
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Ilorin South
Ilorin South is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ipata. It has an area of 174 km and a population of 208,691 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal ... of the area is 240. References Local Government Areas in Kwara State {{kwara-geo-stub ...
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Ilorin East
Ilorin East is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Oke Oyi. It has an area of 486 km and a population of 204,310 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal ... of the area is 240. References Local Government Areas in Kwara State {{Kwara-geo-stub ...
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Asa, Kwara
Asa is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. The Asa local government secretariat is located in the town of Afon. The Asa LGA contains several towns and villages which include Ogbondoroko, Afon, Laduba, Aboto, Balah, Eyenkonn, Pampo, Ogele, and Olowokere. It has an area of 1,286 km and a population of 126,435 at the 2006 census. Islam and Christianity are the widely practiced religions in Asa LGA while ethnic groups such as the Yoruba, Hausa, and Fulani are represented in the area. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal ... of the area is 240. References Local Government Areas in Kwara State {{kwara-geo-stub ...
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