By Akinwale Kasali
Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, representing Lagos West Senatorial District, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ogun West Senatorial District Primary.
The Ogun State-born Senator who crossed from Lagos State to Ogun State, won the APC Primary held on Saturday.
The primary election held at Oronna hall in Ilaro was heavily monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) led by Kolapo Ademole and, APC Ogun West Senatorial Primary election panel led by the Electoral Officer, Dapo Odekoya
Adeola who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, defeated his close rival, Senator Tolu Odebiyi scoring 294 votes cast by the 295 accredited delegates.
Announcing the result, the Electoral officer, Odekoya said Senator Adeola scored the 294 votes cast while Odebiyi did not record any vote.
According to him, Yayi scored 49 votes from Imeko-Afon, 80 votes from Ado-Odo Ota, 60 votes from Ipokia, and 55 votes from Yewa North and 50 votes from Yewa south local governments.
“Senator Adeola Olamilekan is hereby declared winner”, he said.
In the same vein, Lagos State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Wasiu Eshinlokun, has won the Lagos Central Senatorial primary election.
Eshinlokun polled 185 votes out of 304 votes while Hon. Apatite polled 22 votes, Ambassador Ademola Seriki polled 97 votes and Hon. Oyinlomo Danmole polled no vote. The seat is currently occupied by Senator Remi Tinubu, a third term Senator, and wife of APC Presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
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