A former minister of sports and youth development and also former national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi has emerged as the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Kwara central.
Abdullahi emerged through consensus arrangement during the party’s primary election in Ilorin.
A former Senator, Rafiu Ibrahim also emerged as the PDP consensus candidate for Kwara south.
He was affirmed by the delegates as the consensus candidate.
In Kwara North, it was a keen contest between a former commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, Issa Bawa and a former commissioner for special duties, Aisha Ahman-Pategi.
Issa Bawa eventually defeated Ahman-Pategi to clinch the PDP senatorial ticket for Kwara north.
Addressing journalists after his emergence, the Kwara central senatorial candidate, Bolaji Abdullahi said the PDP has learnt its lesson having lost the 2019 election and the party is ready to make amends
He promised to focus on the development youth if elected as a senator for the zone.