{"id":126340,"date":"2020-09-06T04:31:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T03:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=126340"},"modified":"2020-09-06T04:31:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T03:31:28","slug":"lagos-east-senatorial-bye-election-gbadamosi-emerges-pdp-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/lagos-east-senatorial-bye-election-gbadamosi-emerges-pdp-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos East senatorial bye-election: Gbadamosi emerges PDP candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"
The PDP has announced Babatunde Gbadamosi as its candidate for the Lagos-East senatorial bye-election scheduled for Oct. 31.<\/p>\n
The Secretary of the PDP Electoral Committee, Abiante Awaj-Imombak, made the announcement on Saturday in Lagos, while announcing the results of the party\u2019s primaries.<\/p>\n
Accreditation and voting by delegates from wards in the five local government areas of Somolu, Kosofe, Ibeju- Lekki, Ikorodu and Epe started at about 1.30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Declaring the results, Awaj-Imombak said that 638 delegates were accredited with a total number of 624 votes cast, while 14 votes were voided.<\/p>\n
He said that Gbadamosi scored 529 votes to emerge the winner in the election, while Saidat Odofin Fafowora, got 59 votes to come second.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe other two aspirants were Babatunde Olanrewaju and Yetunde Oyefusi scored 21 votes and seven votes to place third and fourth, respectively,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Awaj-Imombak said that Mr Ademola Alebiosu had earlier emerged as the party\u2019s flagbearer for Kosofe Constituency II state House of Assembly by-election.<\/p>\n
He said the election was monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission and other agencies.<\/p>\n
Lagos East senatorial seat became vacant following the death of Sen. Adebayo Osinowo on June 15 this year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The PDP has announced Babatunde Gbadamosi as its candidate for the Lagos-East senatorial bye-election scheduled for Oct. 31. The Secretary of the PDP Electoral Committee, Abiante Awaj-Imombak, made the announcement on Saturday in Lagos, while announcing the results of the party\u2019s primaries. Accreditation and voting by delegates from wards in the five local government areas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":126341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,15,2,4],"tags":[16935,163,375,51],"yoast_head":"\n