2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Oyo State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Oyo State. Teslim Folarin representing Oyo Central and Robert Koleoso representing Oyo North won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Abiola Ajimobi representing Oyo South won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.[1][2][3]
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | AD | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyo Central | Teslim Folarin | PDP | ||||
| Oyo North | Robert Koleoso | PDP | ||||
| Oyo South | Abiola Ajimobi | AD | ||||
Results
[edit]Oyo Central
[edit]The election was won by Teslim Folarin of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Teslim Folarin | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Oyo North
[edit]The election was won by Robert Koleoso of the Peoples Democratic Party.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Robert Koleoso | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Oyo South
[edit]The election was won by Abiola Ajimobi of the Alliance for Democracy.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD | Abiola Ajimobi | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| AD hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2003". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Retrieved August 22, 2021.