Kunle Adelabu The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has won the presidential election in Lagos State. Obi defeated Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso after the votes were calculated from all the 20 LGAs in the state. The LP Candidate polled a total of 575,735 votes while Tinubu garnered a total of 573,001 votes. Obi won nine local government areas of the…

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Kunle Adelabu A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Ikorodu Local Government, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, Hon. Sola Opeyemi Taiwo, has said that the last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls in Ikorodu was free and fair. Hon. Sola, who is the Chairman, Labour Party Elders Forum in Ikorodu, also accepted the re – election and return of the All Progressives Candidate (APC) for the House of Representatives seat for Ikorodu, Rep. Babajimi Benson, stating that his own party did not field any candidate for the position and that…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -Opposition parties accept results Nigeria’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral commission (INEC), has declared the incumbent member of the House of Representatives representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rep. Babajimi Benson as the winner of the Saturday election for the seat. Benson was declared winner and returned by the Returning Officer for the Ikorodu Federal Constituency election, Prof. Victor Ayole, at the INEC office, GRA, Ikorodu, on Sunday, February 26, 2023. “I, Professor Victor Ayole, l am…

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Kunle Adelabu About 24 hours after the Presidential and the National Assembly elections were held across the country, more results have continued to trickle in from various polling units. While some leaders and candidates recorded victories in their units, the same thing cannot be said of others in Ikorodu. As a follow – up to reports from the Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, the Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Abike Dabiri – Erewa, Chairman, NiDCom, Hon. Adebimpe Akinsola, former Commissioner, Senator Tokunbo Abiru and Rep. Babajimi Benson among others…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade and the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diasporas Commission (NiDCom), Hon. Abike Dabiri – Erewa, proved their popularity in their respective political bases as they won the Presidential election for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In the same vein, the former Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. (Chief) Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, also delivered her polling unit for the APC Presidential candidate. Also, the trio…

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