APC Candidates Sweep Lagos Island

9 years ago

APC Candidates Sweep Lagos Island

The rescheduled election in some parts of Oshodi area of Lagos State failed to hold Sunday, while it was held in other designated areas such as Eti-Osa, Lagos Island and Egbe in old Alimosho council area.

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, it was gathered were unable to conduct the rescheduled election in some parts of Oshodi area because of unresolved differences between the representatives of two leading parties, APC and PDP over the number of units the election should be held.

As at 4.00pm on Sunday INEC officials were not at the points to conduct the rescheduled election in 28 polling units in Oshodi with residents waiting endlessly for them to come.

At polling Units 054 and 055 on Salami Street, residents complained bitterly that INEC officials refused to show up to hold the election. The policemen deployed to the units expressed fatigue as a result of long wait.

At Uinit 056, Akiodu Street, INEC officials did not show up as at 3.30pm with frustration written in the faces of residents who were eager to cast their votes. Similarly, the polling Unit 060 on Abdulrasak Street officials did not show up as at 4.00pm.
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Some members of the Community Development Association, CDA, who spoke on anonymity, said there were 28 polling units which INEC failed to conduct election on Saturday, saying that even on Sunday, (yesterday) there was no presence of the officials in any of the units.

According to an electorate, Kehinde Akande at polling unit 055, “We have been here since morning and INEC officials have not come. On Saturday, we were here from morning till evening and they did not come. People even left the church today (yesterday) to vote but they can’t vote as INEC officials failed to show up.”

Another electorate lamented that he and others had been waiting for INEC officials since morning to no avail as no information had gotten to them on why they failed to show up.

According to Mr. Wole Adigun, “We are not happy. I have been here since 8.00am and INEC officials have not turned up. They must come and hold this election.

Meanwhile, the INEC Electoral officer in Oshodi Isolo, Mr Adeola Adekunle, who admitted of some challenges in the area, explained that a decision would be reached between the political parties on how the exercise would be conducted later.

However, re-scheduled elections were held in some parts of Kosofe, Somolu, Eti-Osa and Egbe councils where elections did not hold on Saturday, as INEC officials were on ground for the conduct.

Lagos Senatorial result
In a result announced yesterday by INEC officials at the Sura collation centre, Alhaji Yakub Balogun, All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Lagos Island Constituency II, polled 16,437 votes to defeat his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, opponent, Rahman Saleweh who polled 7,305 votes.

While, Dr. Dolapo Badru also of APC, Lagos Island Constituency I, polled 15,389 votes to defeat his PDP opponent Mrs. Adeoti Lukman who polled 5,732 votes.

However, at press time, Senator Oluremi Tinubu of the APC was having a comfortable lead in the contest for Lagos Central District ahead of her opponent, Ade Dosumu of the PDP. The rescheduled election result at Eti-Osa for the senatorial is being awaited at press time.