Raheem Olawuyi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Kwara House of Representatives bye-election, appears to be cruising to victory in the bye election to fill the vacant seat for Ekiti/Oke-Ero/Irepodun/Isin federal constituency.

Collated results from polling booths and wards indicate that Olawuyi is ahead of Jimoh Alatise, his PDP counterpart.

In Oro ward 1, the collated result showed that the APC polled 685 votes, while PDP got 481. In Ajase ward 1, APC got 1,350 and PDP 1145.

The PDP candidate also lost his polling unit to his APC rival 80-120 votes.

Results from polling booths also indicated a similar trend.

The by-election was called by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the death of Funke Adedoyin, who was representing the constituency.

Turnout for the election was impressive, according to newsmen.

The conduct was peaceful, hitch-free and orderly in all the voting centres visited.

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, voted at PU 006, Ile Onikoyi ward II, Oro around 9.45 am.

He expressed satisfaction at the peaceful conduct of the exercise.

The minister said this in Oro, Kwara while addressing journalists after casting his ballot.

Mohammed added that the election in Oro and other polling units in the local government was generally peaceful.

He commended INEC for organising a peaceful and hitch-free by-election in the four local government areas of the constituency.

The minister also commended the conduct of the security personnel in maintaining peace and orderliness during the accreditation and voting.

Mohammed, however, added that it was early to start receiving situation reports from the polling booths across the four local governments.

He expressed confidence that his party would emerge victorious at the end.