Ogun by-election: APC candidate wins with over 41,000 votes

The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mrs Adesola Ayoola-Elegbeji, has been declared winner of the Remo Federal Constituency by-election held on Saturday in Ogun State.

Ayoola-Elegbeji secured victory across the three local government areas of Sagamu, Ikenne and Remo North.

The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Kazeem Bello, announced the results in the early hours of Sunday at INEC Collation Centre, Ikenne.

Bello declared the APC candidate winner after polling 41,237 votes against her closest rival, Bola Oluwole of the Peoples Democratic Party, who recorded 14,324 votes.

The African Democratic Congress managed only 289 votes.

Breakdown of results

Ikenne LGA
Accredited voters: 17,477
APC – 10,227
PDP – 5,595
ADC – 73

Remo North LGA

Accredited voters: 9,374

APC – 8,052

PDP – 992

ADC – 37

Sagamu LGA
Accredited voters: 32,574
APC – 22,958
PDP – 7,737
ADC – 179

Announcing the final results, Prof. Bello said, “The APC candidate, Adesola Ayoola-Elegbeji, having fulfilled all requirements of the Electoral Act and having secured the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner of the by-election to fill the vacant seat of the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal constituency of the House of Representatives.”

Other returning officers who took part in the collation process were Prof. Richard Abayomi Sobayo (Sagamu), Dr. Akeem Adekunle Makinde (Ikenne), and Dr. Matthew Wheto (Remo North).

Responding to the victorious outing,  Ayoola-Elegbeji expressed profound gratitude to the electorate for the overwhelming mandate.

She promised to deliver effective representation, building on the solid achievements recorded by her predecessor and late occupant of the seat, Mrs Adewunmi Onanuga, fondly called Ijaya, who died on January 15 after a brief illness.

Ayoola-Elegbeji pledged to focus on youth empowerment, job creation, and infrastructural renewal that would directly impact the lives of the people in the constituency.