Kwara State is a state in Western Nigeria,bordered to the east by Kogi State,to the north by Niger State,and to the south by Ekiti,Osun,and Oyo states,while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its capital is the city of Ilorin and the state has 16 local government areas.
Abubakar Bukola SarakiMBBS is a Nigerian politician who served as the 13th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2015 to 2019. He was elected the President of Nigeria’s 8th Senate on 9 June 2015 under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Theophilus O Bamigboye is a retired Nigerian Colonel who served as Military Administrator of Bauchi State and then Osun State before the return to democracy in May 1999. He later entered politics,competing for governorship of Kwara State in 2007.
Khairat Abdulrazaq-Gwadabe is a Nigerian politician. She was elected Senator for the Abuja Federal Capital Territory constituency,Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. She held office from May 1999 to May 2003.
Abdulfatah Ahmed is a Nigerian banker and politician. He is the former Governor of Kwara State.
The Kwara State Executive Council is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the Government of Kwara State headed by the Governor of Kwara State. It consists of the Deputy Governor,Secretary to the State Government,Chief of Staff,Commissioners who preside over ministerial departments,and the Governor's special aides.
The following lists and talks about events that happened in 2019 in Nigeria.
ÓTóGẹ́ is the slogan for the political revolution that took place in Nigeria's Kwara State in 2019. The slogan was first used by 79-year-old Lazeez Ayinla Kolawole,a member of the All Progressives Congress.
Kayode Alabi is a Nigerian politician,who is deputy governor of Kwara State. He was born in Oro-Ago,Kwara State,Nigeria into the family of late Yahaya Samuel Alabi (1925–2007) Oro-Ago in Kwara State,he is the third child of his parents. He has two elder brothers and a younger sister. Alabi's mother,who was 93 years old,passed away in the early hours of Friday,5th April 2024. He ran on the same ticket with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 General elections. Few months after he swore into office,he was appointed by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State as the head of COVID-19 Technical Committee in Kwara State.
The 2019 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held for state governors in 31 out of 36 Nigerian states. All but three were held on 2 March 2019 with the election for Rivers State being postponed until 4 April,while the Kogi State and Bayelsa State elections were both held on 16 November. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all states were in 2015.
The 2019 Kwara State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9,2019. APC's AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq polled 73.12% of the total votes,ahead of PDP's Razak Atunwa who got 25.31% of votes trailing behind by a margin of 216,792 votes,and several minor party candidates. APC won in all 16 LGAs of the state.
Yahaya Seriki(born October 8,1975) is an APC Chieftain from Ilorin Kwara State in North central Nigeria. Before joining active politics,Yahaya Seriki is a businessman and philanthropist with focus on the poorest of the poor and persons living with disabilities. He is the Founder and managing director of Kursi Investments Limited.
The 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held for state governors in 31 out of 36 Nigerian states. All but three elections were held on 18 March—concurrent with elections to every state house of assembly,three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections—while the Imo State,Kogi State,and Bayelsa State elections will be held on 11 November. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all states were in 2019. All states have a two term limit for Governors which makes 18 incumbent governors ineligible for re-election.
The 2023 Kwara State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Kwara State,concurrent with elections to the Kwara State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been renominated by his party.
The 2023 Oyo State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Oyo State,concurrent with elections to the Oyo State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Seyi Makinde was re-elected,winning by a % margin of victory over first runner-up and APC nominee—Senator Teslim Folarin.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State was held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kwara State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Shuaib Oba AbdulRaheem is a Nigerian academic and former vice-chancellor of the University of Ilorin who served as chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). He did his doctorate from University of Kent.
Muhammad Dele Belgore is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He was the 2011 Action Congress of Nigeria's (ACN) Kwara State governorship candidate in the 2011 Kwara State gubernatorial election. However he lost out to the PDP's Governorship candidate,Abdulfatah Ahmed who became the Governor of Kwara state. Belgore is a native of Ilorin in Kwara state.
Bolanle "Bola" Olukoju is a Nigerian public relations expert,entrepreneur,community organiser,and technocrat. She currently serves as the Honourable Commissioner for Communications in Kwara State and is a member of the State Executive Council under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON). She was sworn into office on 4 September 2023.
