Former Kwara governor’s son emerges SDP governorship candidate

Son of the late Kwara State governor, Alhaji Hakeem Lawal, on Wednesday emerged as the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the 2023 general elections.

It is recalled that the late Mohammed Lawal was Kwara State governor from 1999 to 2003 on the platform of the defunct All Peoples Party (APP).

Alhaji Lawal defeated the former vice-chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem, Alhaji Tajudeen Audu Lafiaji, Alhaji Khaleel Bolaji, Alhaji Kale Belgore and Engineer Sunday Babalola.

Alhaji Lawal polled 33 votes out of a total number of 63 votes at the primary conducted at the Atlantic Event centre, Ilorin.

Professor Abdulraheem polled 16 votes, Alhaji Khaleel Bolaji got no vote, Alhaji Kale Bekgore got no vote, Engineer Sunday Babalola got two votes, and Alhaji Lafiaji polled 10 votes.

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