The primary election to pick candidates who will fly the flag of the
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House
of Representatives election in 2015 have started producing very shocking
results.
As at last count, 13 House of Representatives members on
APC platform will not return when the eighth Assembly convene in June,
2014 from Lagos state.
Six of them: Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Ikorodu
Federal Constituency; Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, Lagos Island Federal
Constituency 1; Monsuru Owolabi, Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency;
Dauda Kako-Are, Mushin Federal Constituency 1; Ganiyu Hamzat, Mushin
Federal Constituency 2; and Rafeequat Onabamiro, Badagry Federal
Constituency; all withdrew from the race. Seven of them were beaten in
the primary conducted today, Sunday, 7th December, 2014.
The shock of the primary was the defeat of Deji Jakande in Mushin Federal Constituency 1.
He was humiliated by immediate past Chairman of Odi-Olowo Local Council Development Area, Taofeek Adeyemi Alli.
Alli scored a whopping 235 delegate votes while Jakande was left with a paltry eight votes.
The
Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu will not be smiling right now. His son,
Fouad was beaten in the race to pick APC ticket for Lagos Island
Federal Constituency 1 after the withdrawal of the incumbent, Jumoke
Okoya-Thomas from the race.
The ticket was won by current Special
Adviser to Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, on Youths, Sports and
Social Development, Dolapo Badru.
To pour salt on the Akiolus’
injury, Fouad came a distant fourth in the race with 21 votes. Badru had
128 votes; Fatade, 67; and Ayo, 58.
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