From Abdul Salaudeen, Ilorin
All Progressives Congress, APC, has won the 16 council chairmanship positions and all the 193 councilorship seats in the state.
Following the APC victory, the State party chairman, Prince Sunday Adeniran Fagbemi, yesterday congratulated the newly-elected council chairmen.
Hailing the outcome as a triumph of democracy and acknowledging the trust placed in the APC by the people of Kwara State, he attributed the victory to the impressive development projects executed by the administration of Governor AbdulRahaman in the state and his commitment to sustaining development across the state.
The chairman commended the governor for giving the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWSIEC, support needed to conduct free, fair, and credible elections.
He encouraged the newly-elected chairmen to ensure even development across all communities, emphasizing the importance of fulfilling their campaign promises to maintain the support of the people.
The APC chairman, appreciated all agencies of government involved in the polls as well as all the progressive opposition parties that participated for ensuring a peaceful election devoid of planned violence by the main opposition party, the PDP.
He congratulated the leader of the party and the state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for providing a level playing ground for all candidates irrespective of their party affiliations.
In the same vein, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, heartily congratulated all the newly elected 16 local government chairpersons and 193 councillors on their deserving victories at the Saturday’s election.
The Governor also congratulated all the leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on the successful polls outing , which he linked to the strides of the government, the support of every party member and stakeholders, and sustained relationships that the party has built with the people of the state.
Governor Abdulrazaq, in a statement by his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin on Sunday, commended the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission and the security agencies for the peaceful and hugely successful exercise.
He expressed confidence that insights and experiences from the exercise will help to improve future elections in the state and across the country, especially that leadership of other states’ electoral commissions observed the exercise across the state.
