Nigeria Decides: Late Alao-Akala’s Son, Olamijuwonlo Wins Ogbomosho North/South Federal Constituency

By Akinwale Kasali

Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, Son of the Late Governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala, has emerged the winner of the Ogbomosho North/South Federal Constituency in Oyo State.

Alao-Akala, the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared winner of the House of Representatives Election in the Federal Constituency by the returning officer for Ogbomoso Federal Constituency, Prof. Hakeem Olanrewaju Salami with a total number of 33,268 votes.

He was a former Chairman of the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area and contested against the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Candidate, Olufemi Onireti.

Prof. Salami while declaring Olamijuwonlo as winner of the election at the Ogbomoso Town Hall, said, “I declare Olamijuwonlo Akala winner of Ogbomoso/North/South/Oriire Federal Constituency having polled the total number of 33,268 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates Olufemi Onireti polled 27,126 votes.”

In his reaction, shortly after he was declared winner he said, “I’m so excited, I will not disappoint the people of Ogbomoso and my constituents who voted for me, I’m so grateful to them all.”