Tokunbo Abiru: APC candidate wins Lagos senatorial bye-election

An emerging report on Sunday, December 6, indicates that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lagos East senatorial bye-election, Tokunbo Abiru, candidate, has been declared the winner of the exercise.

According to The Cable, Abiru claimed a landslide victory over his opponent, Babatunde Gbadamosi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in all the local government areas: Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Kosofe, Shomolu, and Ikorodu.

The ACP candidate polled 89,204 votes while his PDP rival was able to secure only 11,257 votes, leaving a very massive margin of 77,947 votes.

Below of the results of the poll as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC):

Shomolu

APC: 17,728

PDP: 2,067

Epe

APC: 22,213

PDP: 1,826

Ibeju Lekki

APC: 16,336

PDP: 937

Ikorodu

APC: 19,204

PDP: 3,766

Kosofe

APC: 13,723

PDP: 2,661

INEC conducted a by-election to fill up the vacant seat belonging to the Lagos East senatorial district in the Senate.

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Five other senatorial by-elections are also being conducted across the country on Saturday, December 5.

The Lagos East senatorial seat became vacant following the death of Senator Bayo Osinowo on Monday, June 15.

Though there are other candidates in the poll, the battle is believed to be between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tokunbo Abiru and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Babatunde Gbadamosi.

Votes counting begins

After hours of voting, INEC officials in the polling units under the senatorial district have begun counting the votes.

Hamzat delivers polling unit for APC

A report by The Nation indicates that the APC won in the polling unit where the Lagos state deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat, voted: Polling Unit 004, Ward 4, Oke-Balogun registration area.

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APC - 97

PDP - 10

ADP - 2

ADC - 1

Void - 1

Number of Registered Voters - 738.

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LCDA chairman Kolade Alabi delivers for APC

The chairman of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Kolade Alabi, has also reportedly delivered his polling unit for the APC: Awofodu Ward, Polling Unit 017, Bariga, Lagos.

APC - 55 votes

PDP - 5 votes at

NNPP - 1 vote

Other results are

Polling Unit 017 Ikorodu Central Ward E

APC:34

AA: 1

PDP: 10

Booth 036 Aga/ Ijomu 036 (Anibaba/omini)

APC:074

APM: 001

PDP: 12

Void 002

An emerging report on Sunday, December 6, indicates that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lagos East senatorial bye-election, Tokunbo Abiru, candidate, has been declared the winner of the exercise.

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According to The Cable, Abiru claimed a landslide victory over his opponent, Babatunde Gbadamosi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in all the local government areas: Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Kosofe, Shomolu and Ikorodu.

The ACP candidate polled 89,204 votes while his PDP rival was able to secure only 11,257 votes, leaving a very massive margin of 77,947 votes.

Below of the results of the poll as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC):

Shomolu

APC: 17,728

PDP: 2,067

Epe

APC: 22,213

PDP: 1,826

Ibeju Lekki

APC: 16,336

PDP: 937

Ikorodu

APC: 19,204

PDP: 3,766

Kosofe

APC: 13,723

PDP: 2,661

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