The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tokunbo Abiru has been declared the winner in the Lagos East senatorial bye-election held Saturday.
The INEC Returning Officer for the by-election, Prof. Ademola Oremosu of the University of Lagos, announced his victory, Sunday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s announced Abiru garnered a total of 89,204 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Babatunde Gbadamosi who got a total of 11,257 votes. Abiru won in all the five local government areas in the senatorial district.
Oremosu said: “That Abiru Mikhail Adetokunbo of All Progressives Congress, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
Results:
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
