The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared candidates of All Progressives Congress winners of the two house of assembly constituencies in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the results were declared at the INEC Collation Centre in Festac Town.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Timothy Nubi from the University of Lagos, said that Alli-Macaulay Mojisola emerged winner for Constituency 1 with 7,407 votes, defeating Dipo Olorunrinu of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 7,129 votes.
“That Alli-Macaulay Mojisola of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” Nubi said.
Also, Mr Olawale Rauf was declared the winner of Constituency 11, with 14,842 votes.
The Returning Officer, Dr Abimbola Sowemimo, also from UNILAG, said the PDP scored 6,104, ADC got 148, UDP had 69, UPP gathered 51 while other parties received less than 50 votes.
Sowemimo said, “That Rauf Olawale Age Suleiman of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”
NAN
