Shagaya floors opponents, wins APC ticket for Asa/Ilorin West reps seat

ByThe Informant247 May 16, 2026May 16, 2026

The member representing Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Muktar Tolani Shagaya, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress primary election held on Saturday ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Shagaya secured a total of 77,625 votes to defeat three other aspirants in the exercise conducted by the party nationwide for House of Representatives positions.

Recall that the APC had fixed Saturday for the conduct of its House of Representatives primary elections across the country ahead of the 2027 polls.

His closest challenger, Yakub Amasa Yusuf, polled 6,344 votes, while Muhammed Kabir Olayinka, scored 1487 votes.

Another aspirant, Mopelola Bashir Abdulmalik, recorded 623 vote.

A total of 85,719 votes were cast in the primary election.

The outcome further strengthens Shagaya’s bid to retain the seat under the platform of the APC in the 2027 general election.

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