By Abiola Olawale
In a decisive victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party has won all 20 local government chairmanship positions along with 236 councillor seats in the recent council elections held in Ogun State on Saturday.
Babatunde Osibodu, the Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), announced the results during a press conference at the Commission’s headquarters in the state capital, Abeokuta, on Sunday.
Osibodu declared that 19 political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party, participated in the election.
The New Diplomat reports that the winners of the chairmanship positions are Afeez Balogun (Abeokuta – South), Wasiu Lawal (Ado-Odo/Ota), Olusola Akinbode (Yewa – North), Abraham Ogunsola (Yewa-South), Sikiru Adesina (Ewekoro), Olalekan Kusimo (Ifo), and Oluwadamilare Kehinde (Ijebu-East).
Others are Bolaji Odusanya (Ijebu – North) and Joseph Badejo (Ijebu North- East ), Damilare Alebiosu (Ijebu-Ode), Jamiu Asimi (Ikenne ), Aremu Olorode (Imeko – Afon), Avoseh Akohomeh (Ipokia), Adesina Ogunsola (Obafemi-Owode) and Folasade Adeyemo (Odeda).
The winners also include Babatunde Diya (Odogbolu), Ganiyu Odunnoiki (Ogun – Waterside), Muyiwa Sodade (Remo-North), Olasile Odulate (Sagamu) and Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo (Abeokuta-North).
The winners are expected to be sworn in by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State in the coming days.
