APC Thumps Saraki As Senate President Loses All 4 Kwara Central LGs

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has lost his bid to return as the Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in Kwara State.

Saraki lost in Asa, Ilorin West, Ilorin East and Ilorin South local government areas that make up Kwara Central.

The Senator lost to the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe.

Oloriegbe polled 15,932 votes to defeat the incumbent senator with 11, 252 votes in Asa local government area.

In the Ilorin East local government, APC polled 30, 014 and PDP scored 14, 654.

In the Ilorin South local government, APC polled 26,331, while PDP scored 13,013.

In the Ilorin West, APC polled 51,531, while PDP got 30,075.

The development comes as a big blow to the Senate President who had previously lost his presidential bid at primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Saraki was elected Senate President on the platform of the APC but defected to the PDP towards the end of last year.