Eighty two candidates from 15 Local Government Areas have been cleared to compete in the forthcoming Kwara State Football Councils Election scheduled for Tuesday March 21, 2023, with just a candidate, Olanrewaju Omoluabi Azeez from Offa, disqualified. The reason for his disqualification was not however, made public.
The elections have been scheduled for the Alhaji Shehu Usman Mustapha Football House, Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin, beginning from 8 00am.
Contestants from the only Local Government out of the 16, Moro, failed to submit Intent Forms as at when due. The Local Government Area is part of the four, which includes Asa, Ilorin West and Ifelodun, which now have Interim bodies in place.
Apart from the disqualification of Olanrewaju Omoluabi Azeez, who was to contest the Chairmanship seat, Offa Local Government Area still has the highest number of candidates, nine,
with the incumbent Chairman, Lawal Adebisi Wasiu contesting for same position, Lawal Fatimoh Omowumi and Giwa Kabir Babatunde contesting for Vice Chairmanship position, and the others as members.
Ilorin West Local Government has the second highest number of candidates, eight, with two, Jimoh Yar’adua Yahaya and Abdul Qoudir Olatunji Shuaib contesting the Chairmanship seat, two also, Owolabi Issa and Usman Abubakar contesting the Vice Chairmanship seat, and others as members. But unfortunately, they would have to wait for another date, as they now have Interim body running the affairs of the Council.
The other Local Government Areas, Barutein, Edu, Ekiti, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Ifelodun, Isin, Kaiama, Oke-Ero, Oyun and Patigi each have five candidates cleared to contest for the five available positions as spelt out in the Guidelines: the Chairman, the Vice Chairman and three members.
The Electoral Committee has also directed that the four disqualified Local Football Councils, (Asa, Ifelodun, Ilorin West and Moro), whose contestants/candidates earlier bought Intent Forms to contest are still eligible to contest in the Bye Elections when the new date is fixed.
Other football stakeholders from the four Local Football Councils also have the opportunity to buy Intent Forms to contest in the Bye Election for their respective Local Football Councils.
The window for the sale of Intent Forms is open from Monday 20th March, 2023 to close on Wednesday 5th April, 2023.
The members of the Kwara State Football Association Electoral and Appeal Committees are Alhaji Saliu Ojibara Alhaji Abdulkareem Ayinde and Barrister Anthony Kayode Towoju, Mr Emmanuel Dada Obafemi, Mrs Serah Bola Esan, Professor AbdulGafar Ijaiya and Engr Sulyman Warah.
THE LIST OF CANDIDATES CLEARED TO CONTEST, AS MADE AVAILABLE BY BOTH THE ELECTORAL AND APPEAL COMMITTEES AHEAD OF THE FORTHCOMING LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCILS ELECTION
ASA LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Abdullahi Mohammed Duro – Chairman
- Memudu Rasheed Ayodele – Vice Chairman
- Ajao Ajape Ibrahim – member
- Soliu Saka – member
- Tijani Aduagba Raji – member
BARUTEN LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Abubakar Ahmed Boro – Chairman
- Aliyu Koto Usman – Vice Chairman
- Yusuf Ahmed Gunu – member
- Musa Idris – member
- Abdul Aziz Lawal Biriso – member
EDU LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Maliki Manzuma – Chairman
- Musa Mohammed Kudu – Member
- Mansir Sha’aba – member
- Mohammed Yahaya T – member
- Shafiyi Sha’aba – member
EKITI LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Salahudeen A Jimoh – Chairman
- Afolayan Bolanle Racheal – Vice Chairman
- Suleiman Adeleke Tajudeen – member
- Ajiboye Adebisi Abdulfatai – member
- Abolarin Joel Blessing – member
IFELODUN LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
1.Salami Afolabi Ajide – Chairman
- Garuba Micheal Durojaiye – Vice Chairman
- Abubakar Qadri Olasunkanmi – member
- Salami Adeola Adebayo – member
- Adefila Oluwaseyi Samson – member
ILORIN EAST LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Olokoba Toyin Sulyman – Chairman
- A A Abdullahi – Vice Chairman
- Gesinde Adedeji Amosa – member
- Chief (Mrs) Olaoye Abimbola Kehinde – member
- Baba Isiaka Gambari – member
ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Umar Bolaji Yahaya – Chairman
- Aremu Abdulraheem Prince Olota – Vice Chairman
- Ayinde Wahab – member
- Mohammed Issa – member
- Gambari Abubakar Olayiwola – member
ILORIN WEST LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Jimoh Yar’adua Yahaya – Chairman
- Abdul Qoudir Olatunji Shuaib – Chairman
- Owolabi Issa – Vice Chairman
- Usman Abubakar – Chairman
- Surakat Mahmud Taiye – member
- Adelodun Abdullahi – member
- Oniye Muhammed Olatunji – member
- Shehu-Abdulkadir Ibrahim Jatto – member
IREPODUN LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Oladipo Joseph Olaniyi – Chairman
- Joel Emmanuel Sunday – Vice Chairman
- Owolewa Olayinka El Hakeem – member
- Awoyinka Samson Oladeji – member
- Agboola Femi Solomon – member
ISIN LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Oloruntoba Olaitan Isaac – Chairman
- Oyinloye Oluwaseyi Joshua Vice Chairman
- Aransiola David Olatunbosun – member
- Azeez Gafar Tunde – member
- Olajide Peter Muyiwa – member
KAIAMA LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Alhaji Yusuf Asifa Mohammed – Chairman
- Omar O. Suleiman – Vice Chairman
- Umar Jaja Yakub – member
- Umar U Abdullahi – member
- Ahmed A. Mohammed – member
OFFA LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Lawal Adebisi Wasiu – Chairman
- Olanrewaju Omoluabi Azeez – Chairman (DISQUALIFIED)
- Lawal Fatimoh Omowumi – Vice Chairman
- Giwa Kabir Babatunde – Vice Chairman
- Adebisi Muideen Adegoke – member
- Badmus Kehinde Tiamiyu – member
- Garba Alhassan Taiye – member
- Salahudeen Adeyinka Fatai – member
- Jimoh Lukman Olawale – member
- Adeshina Teslim Adewale – member
OKE ERO LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Bankole Kayode Emmanuel – Chairman
- Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji – Vice Chairman
- Adeoti Olabode John – member
- Bolarinwa Okadele Joseph – member
- Atolagbe Sunday D – member
OYUN LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Fowomola Salman Ajani – Chairman
- Kiyesola Ademola Ibrahim- Vice Chairman
- Adepoju John Debo – member
- Kolawole Femi Abiodun – member
- Oyelere Aliu Adetunji – member
PATIGI LOCAL FOOTBALL COUNCIL
- Jibril Idris Etsu – Chairman
- Suleiman Mohammed – Vice Chairman
- Mohammed Alhassan – member
- Mohammed Hussein – member
- Mohammed Adamu Tsadu – member