The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has delivered his polling unit, ward, and local government area to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the presidential election held on Saturday.
THE ELITES WATCH understands that the Minister of Information and Culture worked for the emergence of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 candidature in Kwara State.
According to information gathered, on the 25th of February, 2023, which was the date slated for the presidential and national assembly elections, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, played a key role in delivering the APC Presidential candidate in Kwara State.
From the official results as declared by INEC, the Minister polled the highest votes in the ward and local government for the APC Presidential candidate with a wide margin.
He secured 148 votes for the APC presidential candidate out of a total of 239 votes cast in his polling unit 006 Ile Onikoyi, Oro Ward 2 in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), polled 19 votes, the Labour Party (LP) had 38 votes and Social Democratic Party (SDP) secured 30 votes, while the Accord Party polled 4 votes.
However, this medium reliably gathered that when the APC Presidential candidate visited Kwara State for campaign, Lai Mohammed supported party supporters with logistics and other materials needed for smooth rally at the campaign ground.
It was further learnt that the Minister’s presence during the rally at the Metropolitan square in Ilorin, the state capital witnessed a large crowd with massive party loyalists singing praises of his sacrifice and support for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu despite his perceived differences with the state governor.
Below are the results of the presidential election in Irepodun Local Government:
APC……11,545 votes
PDP…… 6,368 votes
LP…… 3,000 votes
SDP…… 2,6970 votes
NNPP…… 113 votes.