Ogun by-election: APC candidate wins Remo North
The All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Princess Adesola Ayoola Elegbeji has been declared winner of the Remo Federal Constituency bye election held on Saturday August 16.
Elegbeji, secured win the three local government areas of Sagamu, Ikenne and Remo North.
The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Kazeem Olajide Bello, announced the results in the early hours of Sunday.
He declared the APC candidate winner after polling 41,237 votes against closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which recorded 14,324 votes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) got 289 votes.
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The breakdown of results is as follows;
Ikenne LGA
Accredited voters: 17,477
APC – 10,227
PDP – 5,595
ADC – 73
Remo North LGA
Accredited voters: 9,374
APC – 8,052
PDP – 992
ADC – 37
Sagamu LGA
Accredited voters: 32,574
APC – 22,958
PDP – 7,737
ADC – 179
Announcing the outcome, Prof. Bello said the APC candidate, Elegbeji, fulfilled all requirements of the Electoral Act, having secured the highest number of votes.
Other returning officers who took part in the collation process were Prof. Richard Abayomi Sobayo (Sagamu), Dr. Akeem Adekunle Makinde (Ikenne), and Dr. Matthew Wheto (Remo North).
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