ACN Sweep Lagos NASS Elections

Chief Bisi Akande, National Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)

LAGOS, April 10 - The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) today swept the National Assembly elections in Lagos State, winning all the contests in the senatorial districts and federal legislative constituencies in the state.

According to the election results obtained from collating centres, the party cleared all the federal legislative seats in the state.

In Lagos Central, Chief (Mrs.) Oluremi Tinubu, wife of former Lagos State Governor Bolaji Ahmed Tinubu, polled 202, 506 votes while the PDP candidate, Mr. Atolagbo Animashaun polled 75, 982 votes and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) scored 9, 302 votes in the exercise.

In the case of Lagos East, Alhaji Gbenga Ashafa, who contested the senatorial race on the ACN platform, edged out his opponent from the ruling PDP, Mr. Alade Abaniwonda, who only polled 83, 133 votes, while the Social Democratic Mega Party got 10, 100.

Also, the vote count in the Lagos West Senatorial District contest was still being collated at the time of filing this report, but the ACN candidate, Senator Ganiyu Solomon had already won 7 local governments out of tens in the area.

In the House of Representatives contest, the ACN candidate, Hon. Dayo Bush-Alebiosu polled 63,070 in Kosofe Federal Constituency while his opponent in the PDP scored marginal votes of 18,744.

In Oshodi-Isolo I, Hon. Moruf Akinderu-Fata sought re-election on the platform of the ACN and widely won the lower chamber contest with highly impressive votes of 26, 891, while the PDP candidate polled 12,283; the National Transformation Party (NTP) scored 959 and All Progressive Grand Alliance (AGPA) polled 279 votes.

In Lagos Island I, the candidate of the ACN, Hon. Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas won landslide with 17,803 votes to the defeat of the PDP candidate, Mr. Lukman Kotun whose total votes nudged at a meagre 6, 244 votes.

In Lagos Island II, former Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Yakub Balogun, who contested on the platform of the ACN also won landslide, polling 22,254 votes while the PDP candidate, Mr. Ganiyu Ajose polled 6,946 votes.

In Lagos Mainland too, it was the same wind of victory that brought in Mr. Alao Owolabi of the ACN to the lower chamber with 42,060 votes while the PDP candidate polled 16,270 and SDMP candidate polled 576 votes.

In Eti-Osa, Hon. Akinloye Babajide of the ACN won landslide, polling 32,473 while the PDP marginally scrambled to score 16,219 in the contest.

In Ikeja West, Chairman of Lagos State Conference of Local Government Chairmen, Hon. James Faleke polled 32,757 while leaving 15, 152 votes for the ruling PDP.

The results:

Lagos Senatorial Districts

Lagos Central
ACN      202, 506
PDP       75, 982
APGA       9, 302
SDMP      3, 499
NCP      3, 073

Lagos East
ACN       222, 429
PDP       83, 133
SDMP       10, 100
CPC       7, 776
ANPP       2, 183

Lagos Federal Constituencies

Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency
ACN       42, 060
PDP       16, 270
SDMP       576
NCP       321

Eti-Osa Federal Constituency
ACN        32, 473
PDP       16, 219
SMDP       1, 125
NCP       442

Lagos Island Federal Constituency I
ACN       17, 803
PDP       6, 244
SDMP       60
ANPP       185

Lagos Island Federal Constituency II
ACN       22, 254
PDP       6, 946
DFPF        423
ANPP       173

Ikeja West Federal Constituency
ACN       32, 757
PDP       15, 152
CPC       3, 526
LP       1, 299
ANPP       1, 049

Kosefe Federal Constituency
ACN        63, 070
PDP        18, 744

Oshodi Federal Constituency II
ACN       26, 891
PDP       12, 283
NTP       959
ANPP       252
APGA       279

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