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 Republic. Its capital is the city of Ilorin and the state has 16 local government areas.
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.
Kwara State Polytechnic is a Nigerian tertiary institution that was established in 1973 by the then Military Governor of Kwara State Col. David Bamigboye after the decision to establish a polytechnic in Kwara State was announced in 1971. It is located in Ilorin,the capital of Kwara State.
The Nigeria Governors' Forum is a non-partisan association that was created to enhance collaboration among the executive governors of Nigeria. As of 2024,the Chairman of the association is Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq 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.
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is a Nigerian politician,who has served as governor of Kwara State since 2019.
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.
Ahmed Fatimah Bisola was a Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development,in Kwara State.
Sa'adatu Modibbo Kawu is a Nigerian politician who serves as the Commissioner for Tertiary Education,Science and Technology,Kwara State,appointed by Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman.
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 has a 93-year-old mother. 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 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.
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 Kwara State College of Education (Technical),Lafiagi is a state government higher education institution located in Lafiagi,Kwara State,Nigeria. The current Provost is Dr. Mohammed Dede Ibrahim .
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.
Amina Ahmed El-Imam is a Nigerian microbiologist,academic and politician who is Commissioner for Health in Kwara State. She is a Native of Offa,Kwara State and senior lecturer in microbiology at the University of Ilorin,Nigeria.
The Herald is a Nigerian digital newspaper and magazine established by the Kwara State Government in 1973,ranked among the best-selling newspapers in the 1970s and 1980s.
Jamila Bio Ibrahim is a Nigerian medical doctor,development specialist and politician,currently serving as Nigeria's Minister of Youth. She was appointed to the position by President Bola Tinubu in September 2023. Prior to her appointment,she served as the president of the Progressive Young Women Forum (PYWF). She has also served as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Abdulquawiy Abdulganiyu Olododo is a Nigerian politician,entrepreneur,and engineer who had served Kwara State in Nigeria as the State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development,and the Commissioner for Works and Transport since 2023. Olododo is from Ilorin East,Ilorin,and graduated from Kwara State University.
