Ogun: APC wins Remo federal constituency by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Adesola Elegbeji, as the winner of Saturday’s Remo federal constituency by-election in Ogun.
The returning officer, Kazeem Bello, made the declaration at the Ikenne collation centre in the early hours of Sunday.
He affirmed that Elegbeji satisfied all electoral requirements and therefore stood elected as the new representative of Remo federal constituency in the House of Representatives.
Mr Bello stated that Mr Elegbeji garnered a total of 41,237 votes, defeating his closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Bolarinwa Oluwole, who received 14,324 votes.
The returning officer explained that, in Ikenne local government, the APC scored 10,227, and the PDP received 5,595. At Remo North local government, the APC garnered 8,053 votes, while the PDP received 992. At Sagamu local government, the APC won with 22,958 votes, with the PDP scoring 7,737.
“That Elegbeji Adesola Yetunde Ayoola of APC, having satisfied the requirements of law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Bello said.
The former member representing the constituency, Adewunmi Onanuga, died on January 15 after a brief illness.
(NAN)
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