Afolabi Olawole
The councilorship candidate of PDP in Shawo South West ward within the controversial Offa Local Government of Kwara State, Mr. Afolabi Olawole, has come out to overtly reject his introduced victory on the simply concluded council election.
He was declared winner of the election by Independent Electoral Commission of Kwara State (KWASIEC) in Saturday's rerun election.
But Mr. Olawole has confessed that he misplaced to Mr Adefioye Kayode, candidate of the APC.
Speaking throughout a media briefing in Offa on Wednesday, Mr Olawole said.he rejected his victory based mostly on his non secular perception of not dishonest. He also said that his stand was additionally to make sure that his group didn't witness violence and retrogression. He said that he was not influenced by anyone.
Also, one of many presiding officers, Oyetunji Akin said the APC received within the councillorship and chairmanship elections in Shaw Central ward the place he presided, opposite to the introduced outcomes.
KWASIEC had introduced that PDP received the ward, however based on the presiding officer, Mr Oyetunji Akin, APC polled 1,213 to defeat the PDP he said.had 568.