Senator representing Kwara South Senatorial District from the All Progressives Congress APC Lola Ashiru has been reelected for another term in office.
The Returning Officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Professor Ajibola Akanbi, made the announcement at the collation centre in OmuAran on Sunday night.
Declaring the official result, Akanbi said Senator Lola Ashiru of the All Progressives Congress APC polled a total of 55,966, while Senator Rafiu Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP scored 34,950 votes.
Professor Wale Suleiman of the Social Democratic Party SDP polled a total of 24,215 to come third in the keenly contested election.
It was gathered that the late arrival of officials from Offa and Oyun local government areas delayed the announcement of the result on Sunday night.
Dominica Nwabufo
