The All Progressives Congress, APC, has won three House of Representatives seats as the results of the presidential and national assembly elections held in Ogun state on Saturday are still being declared.
Adegbesan Joseph, an APC candidate, won the Ijebu-North/East/Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency, unseating Segun Adekoya, who currently represents the area in the Green chamber.
Adekoya, also known as “Attacker,” ran on the Peoples Democratic Party platform (PDP).
He is currently the House of Representatives’ Deputy Minority Whip.
Adeyemi Bamgbose, the Returning Officer, announced the results, saying Adekoya received 25,450 votes while the APC candidate received 35,708 votes.
Also, a three-time gubernatorial candidate in Ogun, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka (GNI) won the Egbado North and Imeko-Afon Federal constituency election.
GNI was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) in 2011, PDP in 2015 and African Democratic Congress (ADC) in 2019.
He was declared winner of the House of Representatives election on Sunday at the collation center in Omidokun Hall, Ayetoro, in Egabdo North Local Government Area.
The Returning Officer, Professor Idowu Adeosun, announced that Isiaka scored 29,543 votes while his closest rival, Olusoji Titus Eweje of PDP who polled 17,760 votes.
APC was also victorious in Abeokuta South Federal Constituency as the party’s candidate who is also the Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftaincy in Ogun Afolabi Afuape defeated Toyin Amuzu of PDP by 19,891 to 13,663 respectively.
The result was announced by Prof Oladele Talabi.
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