{
  "id": 14204122,
  "title": "100 Candidates to Vie for National Assembly Seats in Kwara",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/100-candidates-to-vie-for-national-assembly-seats-in-kwara",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:01:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/13/100-candidates-to-vie-for-national-assembly-seats-in-kwara/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 100 candidates have been registered to contest for National Assembly seats in Kwara during the 2027 general election. According to a list signed by INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran-Anthony, 35 candidates are vying for three available Senate seats, while 65 candidates are competing for six House of Representatives seats across various federal constituencies.\n\nKwara North district has 11 candidates, followed by Kwara South with 11 candidates and Kwara Central with 13 candidates. The leading senatorial candidates include Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, representing the ruling APC, and Senator Saliu Mustapha, who is running for the opposition PDP. The 13 political parties contesting the senatorial elections are A, AA, ADP, APP, ADC, APC, APM, LP, NRM, NNDP, NDC, PDP, and SDP.\n\nAmong the 47 female senatorial candidates, Temako Naomi from ADP, 36-year-old Ibrahim Ramat from APP, and 38-year-old Owolabi Felicia from APM are from Kwara North. Adesola Kehinde of AA, 59-year-old Abdulahi Risikat from ADC, and 56-year-old Abdulkareem-Adisa Maryam Ayoola-Fadekemi of LP from Kwara Central also make the list. Kwara South's sole female senatorial candidate is 47-year-old Anifowose Grace from SDP.\n\nThe oldest senatorial candidate is 72-year-old Iyiola Oyedepo from ADC, while the youngest is 36-year-old Ibrahim Ramat from APP. For the House of Representatives seats, a total of 65 candidates from 12 political parties are competing for the six available slots in the Baruten/Kaiama, Edu/Moro/Pategi, Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke Ero, Ilorin East/Ilorin South, Ilorin West/Asa, Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun, and other constituencies.",
  "summary": "Hammed Shittu in Ilorin Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has said 100 National Assembly candidates have been registered by the commission to contest for seats in both the Senate and House",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pti-seeks-production-orders-for-detained-mnas-as-national-assembly-to",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:38:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "449 candidates to contest 40 Kano Assembly seats in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/449-candidates-to-contest-40-kano-assembly-seats-in-2027",
        "published": "2026-10-13T14:38:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}