The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun,
has won the Ogun Central senatorial district seat. The All Progressives
Congress (APC) candidate defeated the candidate of the African Democratic
Congress (ADC), Mrs. Titi Oseni-Gomez who got 37,101 votes.
While announcing the results on Monday, the
Returning officer for Ogun Central district, Prof Idris Akanbi, disclosed that
Amosun polled 88,110 votes while Oseni-Gomez got 37,101 votes. Ogun Central senatorial
district is made up of six local government areas.
The Ogun Central senatorial collation was held at
Centenary Hall, Ake, Abeokuta.
Also, the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) has declared the results of the Ogun East senatorial district election
inconclusive.
The Returning Officer for the district, Prof. Chris
Nwoka, noted that at the conclusion of the collation of results from the nine
local government areas that make up the zone, the APC had a total of 84,929
votes, while the PDP polled 82,457 votes.
Nwoka was about to declare the APC senatorial candidate,
Senator Mustapha Olalekan, the winner over his closest rival, Sosanwo Ayoola of
the PDP, when crisis broke out in the hall.
It was discovered that results were cancelled in Ward 10
Ajebandele in the Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state.
The total number of voters in the ward exceeded the
difference between the two leading parties.
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