PDP defeats APC in chairmanship, councillorship elections in Offa

Mr AbdulWaheed Olanipekun of the the
PDP has emerged Chairman of the Offa
Local Government Council in a re-run
election, conducted in the area on
Saturday.
The Chairman of the Kwara State
Independent Electoral Commission
(KWASICE), Dr Uthman Ajidagba, made
the disclosure on Sunday in Offa, near
Ilorin, while announcing the result of the
elections.
He said that contestants on the platform
of the PDP also emerged winners as
councillors in all the 12 wards in the
Local Government.
Ajidagba said that Olanipekun polled
35,937 votes against the 20,161 votes,
polled by the candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Saheed
Popoola.
The KWASIEC boss said that since
Olanipekun had satisfied the requirement
of the law by having majority of lawful
votes, he was therefore, elected and
returned as chairman of the council.
He noted that there were reports of
attempted violence from some supporters
of political parties during collation of
results at wards but that the situation was
brought under control by law enforcement
agents.
Reacting to the outcome of the election,
the Kwara State Publicity Secretary of the
PDP, Alhaji Masud Adebimpe, expressed
gratitude to God for the victory of the
party.
He thanked the people of Offa for the
maturity they exhibited during the
election.
Adebimpe appealed to the populace to
cooperate with the new council council
chairman for more development to be
achieved in Offa.

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