Tension in Kwara Over Attempt to Manipulate PDP Senatorial Primary’s Result

There was tension in Ilorin the Kwara State yesterday as youth took to the streets over rumour of an attempt to manipulate the result of the Kwara Central Senate Primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which produced the former Special Adviser on Security to former Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara, Alhaji yinka Aluko on Sunday.

The group under the aegis of Articulate Kwara Youth League, AKYL, alleged that a business mogul, Mrs. Muina Shagaya was making assiduous efforts to manipulate the result in favour of the runner-up in the contest, Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq who scored 81 of the total votes cast.

The election result which was conducted under peaceful atmosphere was read by the Chairman of the electoral Committee, Alhaji Mustapha AbdulWahab at the venue of the election in llorin, Yinka Aluko polled 83 votes, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq scored 81 votes
Hajia Bilikis Gambari scored five votes while Alhaji Lasisi Jimoh polled three votes with three invalid votes.

With his victory, Yinka Aluko who is also the longest serving Security Adviser in the history of Nigeria will contest the Kwara Central Senatorial election during the 2015 general election against his former boss who is the incumbent, Dr Bukola Saraki.

Speaking with journalists, the aggrieved youths warned the lobby groups to desist from destabilizing and heating the polity by allowing the decision of the delegates to count.

They however pledged their unflinching supports to President Goodluck Jonathan and the national leadership of the PDP ahead of the forthcoming general elections.

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