The chairman House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Hon Solomon Olamilekan Adeola was in the early hours of yesterday elected as the All Progressives Congress, APC senatorial candidate for Lagos West senatorial district in Lagos State.
In the primary election between four aspirants at Agege Stadium, the Alimosho federal constituency representative, Hon Adeola scored 4,287 votes to defeat former minister, Mr. Demola Seriki who came a distance second with 247 votes while Mr. Enoch Ajiboso garnered 149 votes for the position of second runner up. Mr. Samuel Whesu came last with 78 votes announcing the results the chairman of the electoral panel, Mr. Alabi Mactfoy said that 5,399 voters were accredited with 4,864 votes casted and 4,671 valid votes, adding that 103 votes were voided.
Before the primary, the deputy governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope Adefulure , Mrs Kemi Obasa and Mr. Kamal Bayewu stepped down in the race.
In his acceptance speech after being declared winner, Hon Adeola commended the APC and its officials at all levels for practicing true and genuine internal democracy through the organisation of peaceful and transparent primaries for elective positions.
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