The incumbent Senate President, Bukola Saraki will not return to the Senate in June 2019, as he has lost the Kwara Central Senatorial District election to Ibrahim Oloriegbe of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Saraki who represented People Democratic Party (PDP) in the last Saturday National Assembly election lost his seat to former majority leader in the state assembly Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe Of All Progressives Congress (APC).

The result was officially announced at Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) office located at Mandate area, Adewole Ilorin by returning officer for kwara Central Senatorial Election, Professor Olawole Olatunbosun from University Of Ilorin.

APC candidate won all the four local government that made up of Kwara Central Senatorial district, namely Ilorin west, Ilorin East, Ilorin south and Asa with the following scores. APC- 123,808 and PDP- 68,994.

The break down:
Ilorin west
APC 51,531
PDP 30,075

Ilorin East
APC 30,014
PDP 14,654

Ilorin South
APC26,331
PDP 13,013

Asa
APC 15932
PDP 11252