Four people were feared dead in the primaries held by the Lagos State
chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) at Arena, in Ebute-Metta, Lagos
Mainland Constituency 1.
Incumbent member of the state House of Assembly, Honourable Bashiru
Oloto and another aspirant, Oladele Adekanye, contested over who becomes the
party’s standard-bearer in the state House of Assembly poll for 2015.
Adekanye, the immediate past chairman of Mainland Local Government Area
of the state, popularly addressed as Lado, defeated Oloto.
Violence was said to have erupted, following the announcement of the
result by the returning officer.
Also, it was gathered that lives were feared lost in Ojokoro in
Ifako/Ijaiye constituency, soon after the results of the exercise were
announced, as a result of protest by some said to have felt aggrieved about the
way and manner the exercise was conducted.
However, police were said to have moved in to arrest the situation and
bring peace to the affected areas.
Notwithstanding, Folajinmi Jubril, son of the National Publicity
Secretary of APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, scaled the hurdle to defeat a hip-hop
artiste, Kenny St Brown and two others to become the party’s standard-bearer
for Ikeja 1 constituency, where the current Speaker, Honourable Adeyemi
Ikuforiji, represents.
Also, Oladimeji, son of the Lagos APC chairman, Chief Oladele Ajomale,
defeated a sitting lawmaker, Honourable (Mrs) Omowunmi Olatunji-Edet in the
exercise, to pick the party’s ticket for Osodi/Isolo constituency.
The exercise recorded major upset, as some more sitting lawmakers lost
their seats to opponents, majority of whom are greenhorns.
The casualties were the majority leader, Honourable Adebayo Adeyeye; the
chief whip, Honourable Razak Balogun; Honourable Ipoola Omisore; Honourable
Kabiru Lawal, who gave way to a Nollywood artiste, Desmond Elliot; Honourable
Muftau Egberongbe, Honourable Wahab Alawiye-King, Honourable Akeem Masha,
Honourable Ibrahim Layode, Honourable Ramota Akinola-Hassan, Honourable Suruh
Avoseh, among others.
Those among the lawmakers who won the primaries were the deputy speaker,
Kolawole Taiwo, who scored 131 votes to beat his opponent, who polled 105;
Rotimi Abiru, who polled 144 against his rival, who scored 80; Abiodun Tobun of
Epe 1 and Yishawu Gbolahan of Eti Osa 2, who literally did not face any
challenge in the exercise.
Also, the incumbent lawmaker from Amuwo Odofin 1, Sultan Adeniji-Adele,
won in his constituency while his counterpart from Apapa constituency,
Olumuyiwa Jimoh, defeated his opponent with 181 votes to six.
Others were Adefunmilayo Tejuoso representing Mushin 1; Saka Fafunmi
(Ifako Ijaiye 1); Moshood Oshun (Lagos Mainland 2); Bisi Yusuf (Alimosho 1);
the spokesman of the assembly, Segun Olulade (Epe 2 constituency); Abdulbaq
Ladi Balogun (Ajeromi/Ifelodun 2) and Omotayo Oduntan (Alimosho 2).
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