Lagos East Senatorial Seat: Tokunbo Abiru Wins

Tokunbo Abiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lagos east bye-election, has been declared winner of the December 5 polls.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced that the APC polled a total of 89, 204 votes.

The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Babatunde Gbadamosi, secured 11, 257 votes.

The APC candidate won with a wide margin in all the five LGAs in the senatorial district.

See results:
Shomolu
APC: 17,728
PDP: 2,067
Epe
APC: 22,213
PDP: 1,826
Ibeju Lekki
APC: 16,336
PDP: 937
Ikorodu
APC: 19,204
PDP: 3,766
Kosofe
APC: 13,723
PDP: 2,661