On Sunday, the Independent National Election Commission declared APC’s Wale Hammed the winner of the seat in the Agege federal constituency in Lagos state.
Alabi Shoneye, the INEC teller for the Agege federal constituency election, made the statement at the Counting Center in the Orile Agege area of the state.
The APC candidate polled 27,445 votes to beat his closest rival, PPD’s Sola Osolana, who polled 13,376 votes in Saturday’s National Assembly elections.
Fatai Hasssan from the Labor Party got 8,074 votes, while the NNPP candidate got 573 votes.
Mr. Shoneye said that Mr. Hammed, having obtained the most votes in the election, had won the National Assembly election for the constituency.
“Hammed Adewale Waheed, of APChaving met the requirements of the law, he got the most votes, he is now declared the winner and was re-elected,” Shoneye said.
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Shoneye said only ten parties fielded candidates in the Agege local government area elections.
The Nigerian News Agency (NAN) reports that Mr. Hammed is the Commissioner of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs in Lagos State.
(YAYA)