{"id":26525,"date":"2022-05-28T05:09:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T05:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=26525"},"modified":"2022-05-28T05:09:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T05:09:34","slug":"incumbent-laha-majority-leader-agunbiade-loses-return-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/05\/28\/incumbent-laha-majority-leader-agunbiade-loses-return-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Incumbent LAHA Majority Leader Agunbiade, loses return bid\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Gbolahan Ogunleye has clinched the APC ticket for Ikorodu Constituency 1 in the party\u2019s Lagos House of Assembly primaries.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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Ogunleye defeated the incumbent Majority Leader representing Ikorodu Constituency I, Mr Sanai Agunbiade,\u00a0 to win the APC ticket<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Agunbiade was seeking a fifth return to the Lagos State House of Assembly.<\/div>\n
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Reports have it that the primary election held at Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu West Secretariat at Ogolonto.<\/div>\n
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The election was conducted under heavy presence of security personnel and watch of the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/a><\/div>\n
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Announcing the result, Mr Bosun Talabi, APC Electoral Committee for the state constituency, said that Ogunleye scored 38 votes to defeat the incumbent, Agunbiade with no votes.<\/div>\n
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Talabi said that 55 ad hoc delegates, drawn from wards in the constituency<\/a> were accredited and voted, adding that there was one invalid vote.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAfter the sorting and counting of votes, Gbolahan Ogunleye polled 38 votes, Gafar Bolowotan polled 16 votes, Bolaji Isikalu polled one vote while Hon. Sanai Agunbiade polled no votes.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Speaking, Mr Waheed Animashaun, the party Chairman, commended the electoral process as being free and seamless, but acknowledged late arrival of electoral officers and materials for the contest.<\/div>\n
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Our correspondent reports that eight aspirants contested for the Ikorodu constituency 1 Lagos state house of assembly slot.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n