2023 Elections
Rukayat Shittu, 26, Wins House Of Assembly Seat In Kwara
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rukayat Shittu has been declared the winner of the election for Owode/Onire state constituency in Kwara.
Announcing the results on Sunday, Akeem Ijaiya, INEC returning officer, said Shittu polled 7,521 votes to defeat Abdullah Magaji of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 6,957 votes.
“Having scored the highest number of votes and satisfied the requirements of the law, she is hereby declared the winner of the election” Ijaiya said.
With her success at the poll, Shittu will be the youngest state assembly lawmaker in the country by May 29.