All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate Mr. Kolawole Taiwo, has emerged winner of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared him winner at the end of the supplementary election which held in 71 polling units across eight wards of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos State for the House of Representatives seat.
The election held on Saturday.
Recall that the commission had declared the Feb. 23 House of Representatives election in the constituency, inconclusive due to over-voting, non-compliance with the usage of smart card readers and violence.
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The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Olusoji Ilori announced the result for the election at the INEC Collation Centre located at Local Authority Primary School, Baale St. Ajegunle.
According to him, Taiwo scored a total of 36,115 votes to beat his closest challenger, Mrs Rita Orji of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 32, 557 votes.
Ilori said: “I declared that Kolawole Taiwo Musbau of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected.”
The party agents took turns to sign the results.
