The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency bye-election, Adesola Elegbeji, has been declared the winner.
She secured a total of 41,237 votes, emerging victorious in the poll conducted on Saturday.
Election Conducted to Replace Late Lawmaker
The bye-election was held to fill the vacant seat left by Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, the former lawmaker who represented the constituency.
Onanuga passed away in January after a brief illness, creating the need for the election.
INEC Announces Result Breakdown
The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kazeem Bello, announced the results in the early hours of Sunday.
He revealed that APC secured 41,237 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 14,324 votes.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) came a distant third with 289 votes.
Local Government Results
In Ikenne Local Government, 17,477 voters were accredited.
APC recorded 10,227 votes, PDP had 5,595, while ADC managed 73 votes.
In Remo North, 9,374 voters were accredited.
APC garnered 8,052 votes, PDP followed with 992, ADC scored 37, while ADP had 43 votes.
In Sagamu, 32,574 voters were accredited.
The ruling party dominated with 22,958 votes, PDP trailed with 7,737, and ADC recorded 179 votes.
APC Candidate Meets Electoral Requirements
Declaring Elegbeji as the winner, Bello confirmed that she fulfilled all conditions of the Electoral Act by securing the highest number of valid votes.
Other INEC officials present at the collation included Richard Abayomi Sobayo (Sagamu), Akeem Adekunle Makinde (Ikenne), and Matthew Wheto (Remo North).