INEC Declare PDP Agboworin, APC Sadipe Winners of Oyo House of Reps Supplementary Election-Eaglessightnews
The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC has declared the PDP Agboworin, APC Sadipe Winners of Oyo House of Reps Supplementary Election-Eaglessightnews has confirmed.
According to report quoted from Pulse news, the Commission has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate, Rep. Abass Agboworin, as the winner of Saturday’s re-run election in Ibadan South-East/North-East Federal Constituency of Oyo State.
Agboworin, a current occupant of the seat, was declared elected after he polled 28,111 votes to win the supplementary election.
The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Benjamin Olley of the University of Ibadan, announced Agboworin as the winner at the ancient Mapo Hall Collation Centre in Ibadan.
“Today, April 15, 2023. I, Prof. Benjamin Olley, hereby announce that Abass Agboworin of PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner of the supplementary election into the Ibadan North-East/South-East Federal Constituency of Oyo state,” Olley said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Agboworin won the election ahead of his close contender, Adedapo Lam-Adesina, son of the late former Governor, Lam Adesina.
Lam-Adesina of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate, polled 27, 338 votes.
In the same vein, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, the APC candidate, as a winner of the Oluyole Federal Constituency election.
Prof. Jacob Olaniyi, the Returning Officer, announced Akande-Sadipe as the winner on Saturday evening in Ibadan, at the end of the supplementary election held in two polling units in the constituency.
According to him, Akande-Sadipe scored 14, 891 to defeat her closest rival, Abdul-Mojeed Mogbonjubola of PDP, who scored 13,073.
The returning officer said, “Tolulope Akande-Sadipe of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared a winner and is returned elected.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akande-Sadipe is currently representing the Oluyole Federal Constituency at the House.
The electoral body had declared the election held on Feb. 25 inconclusive following the malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and cases of over-voting in the affected two polling units.
This made the commission conduct a supplementary election in the two polling units on Saturday.
Pulse