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APC’s Laguda Succeeds Gbaja, Trashes PDP, LP Candidates, Wins Surulere Federal Constituency Bye-Election

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By Akinwale Kasali

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, Candidate at the Surulere Constituency 1 Bye-Election, Kayode Laguda has been announced  the winner of the election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced that there were a total of 11,801 valid votes, 138 rejected votes and a total vote cast of 11,939.

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Out of the total votes cast, Laguda obtained a total of 11,203 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Jerry Afemikhe of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who garnered 278 votes.

The Candidate of the Labour Party, Adeola Adebanjo, had a total of 240 votes.

Prof Adebayo Oladipo, INEC’s Returning Officer for the Bye-Election in the Constituency, announced that Laguda won in all the polling units.

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He said, “I hereby certify that Fuad Kayode Laguda of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared winner and is returned elected.”

With this victory, Laguda, a former Chairman of  the APC in the Surulere Local Government will replace Femi Gbajabiamila who was appointed Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Below is the breakdown of the votes as released by INEC.

Ward 04 Akinhanmi/Cole

Total registered votes: 27917

Accredited Votes: 2190

Total Valid votes: 2170

Rejected votes: 20

Total votes cast: 2190

APC: 2099

PDP: 29

LP: 27

Ward 05 Yaba/Ojuelegba

Total registered votes: 19558

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Accredited Votes: 1710

Total Valid votes: 1689

Rejected votes: 21

Total votes cast: 1710

APC: 1615

PDP: 38

LP: 23

Ward 06 Igbaja/ Stadium

Total registered votes: 23060

Accredited Votes: 2234

Total Valid Votes: 2209

Rejected votes: 25

Total votes cast: 2234

APC: 2102

PDP: 46

LP: 48

Ward 07 Shitta/Ogunlana Drive

Total registered vote 32414

Accredited Votes 3157

Total Valid Votes 3119

Rejected votes 34

Total votes cast 3153

APC: 2966

PDP: 84

LP: 50

Ward 08 Adeniran/Ogunsanya

Total registered vote 21586

Accredited Votes 1519

Total Valid Votes 1502

Rejected votes 19

Total votes cast: 1519

APC 1373

PDP 57

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LP 61

09 Iponri Housing Estate/Eric Moore

Total registered vote 15842

Accredited Votes 1133

Total Valid Votes 1112

Rejected votes 21

Total votes cast 1133

APC 1048

PDP 24

LP 31


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