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APC wins Lagos by-election

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Nurudeen Akinwunmi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday defeated his opponents to emerge winner of the Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency bye-election in Lagos.

The returning officer of the election, Clement Aghatise, made the declaration at the INEC office in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government, minutes before midnight.

Declaring the winner, Mr. Aghatise said that Mr. Akinwunmi polled 7640 votes to defeat his closest rival, Babatope Akinyele, candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 1771 votes at the poll.

According to him, Social Democratic Party, SDP, polled five votes, Action Alliance, AA, had 14 votes, African Democratic Congress, ADC, had 158 votes while Alliance for Democracy, AD, had 101 votes.

Mr. Aghatise said that the total number of registered voters was 339, 864; total number of accredited voters was 10, 051; total number of valid votes was 9689; the total number of invalid votes was 195, while the total votes cast were 9884.

“Mr. Akinwunmi Nurudeen Olaitan of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected, ” he said.

Some of the party representatives who spoke to NAN expressed mixed reactions to the results.

Chidi Williams, an ADC party agent, expressed dissatisfaction with the process.

”There were a lot of malpractices; it was not really free and fair. We had records that some people who had lost their PVCs were allowed to vote in some polling units.

”We want INEC to detach itself from political parties and not allow itself to do what is unethical. INEC should work more on neutrality, ” he said.

A PDP representative at the collation centre, Sunday Kudehindu, also said he was not satisfied with the process, stressing that the ruling party had continued to induce voters with money.

Mr. Kudehindu said that INEC had not totally become an unbiased umpire.

The APC representative at the centre , however, refused to talk to press, saying that he had received an instruction not to grant interview.

The by-election was occasioned by the death of Elijah Adewale, who represented the constituency at the Federal House of Representatives.

Mr. Adewale died in Abuja on July 20.

Ifako/Ijaiye residents resort to trekking over restrictions

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Residents of Iju-Ishaga, Ogba, Agege and Ifako/Ijaiye areas on Saturday resorted to trekking due to partial road restrictions resulting into heavy traffic over the ongoing Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency By-election in Lagos.

There was heavy traffic along Agege/Ogba and Fagba axes; shops were also closed and security men with patrol vans were seen in the areas.

Some of the residents who spoke to NAN lamented low publicity as they were not aware of the by-election.

Mr Seye Adeoti, a civil servant, said that due to heavy traffic he alighted from the bus and started trekking from Iyana-Orile in Agege to Ogba.

Mrs Biola Abdul-Lateef, a trader at Fagba, said she was not aware of the by-election that it was the heavy traffic and the mass trekking of people on the road that suggested something was happening in the area.

She said she was not allowed to open her shop because of the election as a polling unit was situated close to her shop.

Also, Mr Celestine Okhiro, an apprentice said the restriction had made him trekked from Pen Cinema in Agege to Iju-Ishaga.

The six political parties’ contesting in the poll are: Action Alliance (AA), Alliance for Democracy (AD), African Democratic Party (ADC), All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).

The by-election resulted from the death of Mr Elijah Adewale, who represented the constituency in the House of Representatives.

Adewale died in Abuja on July 20.

Vote APC on Saturday, Ambode urges residents of Ifako-Ijaye

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday urged people of Ifako-Ijaye federal constituency to elect Akinwunmi Olaitan in Saturday’s by-election to ensure adequate representation.

Mr. Ambode spoke during a rally held at the Ifako Ijaye mini stadium in support of Mr. Olaitan, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the by-election into the constituency.

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that Elijah Adewale, who represented the constituency in the House of Representatives, died on July 20, necessitating the December 3 by-election to fill the vacant seat.

Six political parties are fielding candidates in the election.

“We know that this community will move forward and there will be tremendous progress if Olaitan is elected.

“Let us go house to house and pronounce further that Olaitan is one of us and he will represent us fully.

“That is what we have promised you, when we make promises, we fulfil more than what we promised,” Ambode said.

The governor promised massive transformation in the state, particularly in the rural areas.

“I tell you, by this time next year, you will not believe the progress Lagos has made,” Mr. Ambode said.

He also commiserated with the family of Mr. Adewale.

Earlier, Mr. Olaitan promised to fight for the interest of the people, if elected.
The rally was attended by the Lagos APC Chairman, Henry Ajomale, and Olamilekan Adeola, representing Lagos West Senatorial District, among others.