2023 Kwara State gubernatorial election
The 2023 Kwara State gubernatorial election will take place on early 2023, to elect the Governor of Kwara State. Incumbent APC Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so. The primaries will be scheduled for late 2022 or early 2023.
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Electoral system
The Governor of Kwara State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.
Primary elections
The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, will take place in late 2022 or early 2023.
Potential
- AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, incumbent Governor[1]
Potential
- Bolaji Abdullahi, former Minister of Youth Development and 2019 PDP gubernatorial candidate[2][3]
- Ali Ahmad, former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and 2019 PDP gubernatorial candidate[2][3]
- Razaq Atunwa, 2019 PDP gubernatorial nominee and former House of Representatives member for Asa/Ilorin West[3][4]
- Ladi Hassan, former state Commissioner for Health and 2019 PDP gubernatorial candidate[2]
- Saka Isau, former state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and 2019 PDP gubernatorial candidate[2]
- Abdulwahab Issa, former House of Representatives member for Ilorin East/Ilorin South[3]
References
- Akinyemi, Demola. "Kwara 2023: How AbdulRazaq's second term quest reopened old wounds in APC". Vanguard. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- AbdulKareem, Mumini. "2023: PDP Holds Closed-Door Meeting With Bolaji Abdullahi, Ali Ahmad, Other Ex-Guber Aspirants". Daily Trust. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- Oladesu, Emmanuel. "Kwara 2023: The scramble for PDP ticket". The Nation. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- "Atunwa plots fresh guber bid in Kwara". The Nation. Retrieved 31 July 2021.