The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Fuad Kayode Laguda as the winner of the Surulere Federal Constituency 1 bye-election.
Declaring the results, the Returning Officer for the bye-election, Prof Simeon Adebayo, revealed that the APC candidate scored a total of 11, 203 votes to beat his rivals in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 278 votes.
The candidate of the Labour Party scored 240.
The election was scheduled after the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila resigned his seat to become chief of staff to the President.
Flash: INEC declares APC’s Laguda winner of Surulere Rep seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Fuad Kayode Laguda as the winner of the Surulere Federal Constituency 1 bye-election.
Declaring the results, the Returning Officer for the bye-election, Prof Simeon Adebayo, revealed that the APC candidate scored a total of 11, 203 votes to beat his rivals in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 278 votes.
The candidate of the Labour Party scored 240.
The election was scheduled after the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila resigned his seat to become chief of staff to the President.
