The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency bye-Election, Nurudeen Akinwunmi Olaitan as the winner of the Saturday, December 3 poll.
Olaitan according to the result announced by the Returning
Officer of the election, Prof. Clement Aghatise, won the election with 7,640 votes to defeat his
closest rival, Babatope Akinyele, candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
who polled 1,771 votes.
The Returning Officer said the 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.
In his words, "I, Prof. Clement Edokpayi Aghatise, hereby certify that I was the Returning Officer for the Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency By-Election held on Dec.3, 2016.
”That the election was contested, that 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, ” Professor Aghatise said.
Meanwhile, the by-election was occasioned by the death of Mr. Elijah Adewale, who represented the constituency at the Federal House of Representatives.
Adewale reportedly died at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on July 20, 2016.
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