Politics
Lagos APC primaries: Tinubu, Adeola win, Ashafa loses
Senator Gbenga Ashafa has lost his bid to return to the Senate , for a third term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress .
The 63 – year – old senator lost the ticket for Lagos East senatorial district to a four -term House of Assembly member , Bayo Osinowo , according to the results announced on Saturday .
The All Progressives Congress Electoral Committee of the National Assembly and State House of Assembly primaries made the announcements.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports the primaries , including a repeat of the senatorial primary election , were held on Friday.
The senatorial primaries initially held on Thursday , but were cancelled and rescheduled owing to logistic issues .
Announcing the results in Ikeja , Chairman of the committee, Mr Lucky Imasuen , said the primary elections were conducted for the three senatorial seats , 24 House of Representatives and 40 State House of Assembly seats .
In the results of the senatorial primaries , Imasuen said Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who was unopposed , polled 89 , 494 votes to emerge the candidate for Lagos Central .
For Lagos West , the committee chairman said the incumbent , Senator Olamilekan Solomon emerged winner with 378 , 906 votes , as against the 1 , 179 votes scored by Mr Kayode Opeifa and Mrs . Areago Olopade ’ s 1 , 275 votes .
Imasuen , a former Deputy Governor of Edo State, added that a member of the state House of Assembly , Mr . Bayo Osinowo defeated the incumbent Senator Gbenga Ashafa with 247 , 743 votes to emerge candidate for the Lagos East Senatorial district .
He disclosed that Ashafa, the incumbent , polled 20 , 385 in the primary election .
Imasuen said the details of the House of Representatives and state House of Assembly primaries results were ready and that they would be released later.
( NAN )
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