APC’s Monsuru Osho wins Ogun councillorship bye-election

The campaigner of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monsuru Osho, has won the bye-election held successful Iperu III Ward 5 of Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State.

The predetermination was conducted crossed 18 polling units to capable the vacant councillorship spot pursuing the decease of the erstwhile councillor, Nurudeen Bakare.

Announcing the result, the Returning Officer of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), Olusogo Otelaja, said Osho secured 1,730 votes retired of the 1,741 votes formed successful the election.

According to the authoritative results, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) received 5 votes, portion the African Democratic Congress (ADC) polled 4 votes.

Otelaja said voting began astatine 8:00 americium and noted that information unit were deployed crossed the ward to guarantee a peaceful exercise. He added that the predetermination was orderly and recorded nary large incidents.

Speaking connected the behaviour of the poll, OGSIEC Chairman Babatunde Osibodu, represented by Commissioner Gbemi Onasanya, described the workout arsenic peaceful, escaped and credible.

He commended residents for their peaceful information and praised electoral officials and information agencies for their professionalism during voting and collation.

The president of Ikenne Local Government, Jamiu Asimi, besides praised OGSIEC for conducting what helium described arsenic a creaseless and transparent election.

Reacting to his ...