Majority Leader scores zero vote in loss of APC Lagos Assembly ticket

Gbolahan Ogunleye has clinched the All Progressives Congress ticket for Ikorodu Constituency 1 in the party’s Lagos State House of Assembly primaries.

He defeated the incumbent Majority Leader, representing Ikorodu Constituency I, Sanai Agunbiade, to win the APC ticket.

Agunbiade was seeking a fifth return to the Lagos State House of Assembly.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the primary election held at Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area, Ikorodu West Secretariat at Ogolonto.

The election was conducted under heavy presence of security personnel and watch of the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Announcing the result, Bosun Talabi, Chairman of APC Electoral Committee for the state constituency, said Ogunleye scored 38 votes to defeat Agunbiade with no vote.

Talabi said that 55 ad hoc delegates, drawn from wards in the constituency, were accredited and voted, adding that there was one invalid vote.

He said: “After the sorting and counting of votes, Gbolahan Ogunleye polled 38 votes, Gafar Bolowotan polled 16 votes, Bolaji Isikalu polled one vote, while Hon. Sanai Agunbiade polled no votes.”

Speaking, Waheed Animashaun, the party Chairman, commended the electoral process as being free and seamless, but acknowledged late arrival of electoral officers and materials for the contest.

NAN reports that eight aspirants contested for the Ikorodu Constituency 1 Lagos State House of Assembly slot.