The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Sen. Oluremi Tinubu winner of the National Assembly election in Lagos Central Senatorial District.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Oyeyemi Oyedola of the University of Lagos, who announced the results on Monday, said Mrs Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 131,735.
Her closest rival, Onitiri David of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scored 89,107 votes.
Announcing the results, Oyedola said, “I declare that Tinubu Oluremi Shade of the APC has satisfied the requirements of law and scoring the highest number of votes, hereby declared the winner and returned elected having polled 131,735 votes,” he said.
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The INEC Electoral Officer in Lagos Island, Mr Sodiq Abubakar, lauded the security agents for their support towards ensuring a free, fair and credible election.
The election was conducted in five local government areas namely; Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, Apapa, Surulere and Mainland.
