UPDATED: Saraki loses second local government, putting his senatorial seat at risk

Nigeria’s Senate president Bukola Saraki lost one of the four local governments in the Kwara central senatorial district in Saturday’s National Assembly elections.

Senate president Bukola Saraki has lost the second local government out of four local governments in his senatorial district.

Legit.ng gathered that Saraki lost in Ilorin east local government to his main challenger, Ibrahim Oloriegbe, of All Progressives Congress (APC).

While Saraki and his party, PDP polled 14,654, Oloriegbe polled: 30,014.

Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Senate president lost Asa local government to Oloriegbe.

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There are four local governments in Saraki's senatorial district including Asa, Ilorin west, Ilorin east and Ilorin south local governments.

In the official results earlier announced at the INEC office on Sunday, February 24, for Asa local government, Saraki’s PDP scored 11, 252 votes while the APC candidate polled 15,932 votes in the same local government.

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The returning officer gave the number of registered voters as 73,425, while accredited voters are 29,023.

Results of other three local governments are being awaited as at time of report.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reportedly set to declare the results of the presidential and National Assembly elections held in Kwara state on Saturday, February 23.

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Source: Legit.ng