The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Saliu Danladi, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Kwara State.
The announcement was made by the Chairman, supervisory committee of the Kwara APC governorship primary election, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.
Danladi secured victory after polling over 94,000 votes to defeat 14 other aspirants in the keenly contested primary election held across the state on Friday.
According to Obanikoro , Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahya-Seriki, polled 41,700 to come second while a former APC Chairman, Bashir Bolarinwa, came distant third with 22,118.
Only three of the aspirants, Speaker Saliu Danladi, Professor Wale Sulaiman and Captain Mahmud were present during the declaration of the result.
