Oloriegbe loses bid to return to Senate as Mustapha, Ashiru, Sodiq clinch APC tickets
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara
The senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe has lost his bid to return to the Senate in 2023.
Oloriegbe scored the least votes amongst the three All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants that participated in the senatorial primary held in Ilorin, Kwara State on Saturday.
A philanthropist and Turaki of Ilorin, Malam Saliu Mustapha scored 136 votes to emerge the winner of the senatorial election.
A business mogul, Yahaya Seriki scored 78 while Oloriegbe scored only 15 votes.
In Kwara north, the incumbent senator, Suleiman Sodiq Umar scored 202 votes to coast home to victory while his rival, Hon. Tauheed Daudu Toyin scored 75 votes.
Also, the incumbent senator representing Kwara South, Architect Issa Lọla Ashiru polled 158 votes to beat his opponent, Hon. Raheem Ajulọopin, who scored 154 votes.
