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FULL LIST: Despite losing Lagos to LP, APC wins all three senatorial elections, 20 of 24 house of reps seats

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the three senatorial seats in Lagos.

Idiat Adebule, former deputy governor, won the Lagos west senatorial election, polling 361,296 votes to defeat Segun Adewale of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 248,653 votes.

Tokunbo Abiru of the APC polled 178,646 votes to clinch the Lagos east senatorial seat, defeating Nicholas Adekunle, the PDP candidate, who garnered 80,249 votes, while Wasiu Eshinlokun, Lagos deputy speaker, beat PDP’s Gomez Adewale Francis to clinch the Lagos central senatorial district.

The APC also clinched 20 of the 24 house of representatives seats in Lagos, while the Labour Party (LP) took three seats and PDP managed to win one.

Here is the full list:

CONSTITUENCY PARTY/NAME OF THE WINNER
Agege APC/ Hammed Adewale
Ajeromi/Ifelodun APC/ Kalejaiye Adeboye
Alimosho APC/ Ganiyu Ayuba
Amuwo-Odofin LP/ George Adegeye
Apapa APC/ Adedayo Olumuyiwa
Badagry APC/ Sesi Whingah
Epe APC/ Raji Olawale
Eti-Osa LP/ Thaddeus Attah
Ibeju-Lekki APC/ Balogun Olusegun
Ifako-Ijaiye APC/ Olabinjo Adeyemi
Ikeja APC/ Faleke Abiodun
Ikorodu APC/ Benson Adegoke
Kosofe APC/ Ogbara Kafilat
Lagos Island I APC/ Badru Dolapo
Lagos Island II APC/ Akiolu Kayode
Lagos Mainland APC/ Moshood Oshun
Mushin I APC/ Alli Taofik
Mushin II APC/ Fayinka Toyin
Ojo PDP/ Obasa Tajudeen
Oshodi-Isolo I APC/ Dawodu Ayinla
Oshodi-Isolo II LP/ Okey Joe
Somolu APC/ Ademorin Kuye
Surulere I APC/ Femi Gbajabiamila
Surulere II APC/ Okunlola Lanre

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UPDATED: DHQ declares physics professor, 7 others wanted over murder of 17 soldiers in Delta

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The Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted in connection to the killing of army personnel in Okuama community, Delta state.

The 17 army personnel were killed on March 14 during an operation in the community.

 

Among those declared wanted are Ekpekpo Arthur, a professor of physics at the Delta State University; Akeywiru Omotegbono, Andaowei Bakrikri, Igoli Ebi, a lady; Akata David, Sinclear Oliki, Clement Oghenerukevwe and Reuben Baru.

The names of the deceased soldiers are A.H Ali, D.E Obi, S.D. Ashafa, U. Zakari, Yahaya Saidu, Danbaba Yahaya, Kabir Bashir, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Bulus Haruna, Sole Opeyemi, Bello Anas, Alhaji Isah, Clement Francis, Abubakar Ali, Adamu Ibrahim, Hamman Peter, and Ibrahim Adamu.

After the killing of the army personnel, President Bola Tinubu and the military high command promised that the perpetrators would be brought to justice.

On Wednesday, the personnel were buried at the military cemetery in Abuja and were posthumously conferred with national honours by President Tinubu.

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The president also offered scholarships to children of the late officers.

 

Speaking during the burial ceremony of the late personnel, Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army staff (COAS), said it was “highly demoralising” that the soldiers were killed by those they were equipped to protect.

The army chief added that it took over 72 hours of searching to recover the vital organs of some of the deceased soldiers.

 

He added that the Nigerian Army exercised “a lot of restraint” in the search for missing arms and body parts of the deceased soldiers.

 

The army chief also said some of the widows of the slain officers are pregnant.

 

“The Okuama killing has added to the care of the Nigerian Army and, by extension, the Nigerian state, 10 widows, three of whom are four, five, and eight months pregnant, 21 orphans, and many other dependents, which include parents,” Lagbaja said.

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We didn’t monitor Labour Party national convention, says INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it did not monitor the national convention of the Labour Party (LP).

 

Recall that on Wednesday, the LP conducted its national convention at the Grand Seasons Hotel, in Nnewi, Anambra state.

Julius Abure was re-elected as chairman of the party at the convention.

However, Rotimi Oyekanmi, media aide to Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said that the conduct of the convention was not monitored by the electoral umpire.

Oyekanmi did not specify why INEC did not monitor the convention.

The convention was initially slated for March 29 but was later changed to March 27. The leadership of the party had said the date was changed because the initial day falls on Good Friday, a very important date for the Christian faithful across the world.

The venue was also changed from Abia to Anambra.

 

Speaking on the change of venue, Kehinde Edun, LP national legal adviser, said the party duly informed INEC about the change in venue and date.

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“So, we are at liberty to pick any venue of our choice. We only need to inform INEC about the change in venue and the time,” Edun said.

 

There have been calls for the party to suspend its national convention.

 

On March 17, the house of representatives caucus of the LP called for the suspension of the convention to enable the party “properly plan” the event.

 

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described Abure’s re-election as “an illegality”.

 

On March 16, the NLC and LP traded words over calls for the suspension of the party’s convention and resignation of Abure as chairman of the party.

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DHQ declares eight wanted over murder of 17 soldiers in Delta

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The Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted in connection to the killing of army personnel in Okuama community, Delta state.

The 17 army personnel were killed on March 14 during an operation in the community.

 

DHQ named those declared wanted as Akeywiru Omotegbono, Ekpekpo Arthur, Andaowei Bakrikri, Igoli Ebi, Akata David, Sinclear Oliki, Clement Oghenerukevwe and Reuben Baru.

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