The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates winners of the just-concluded chairmanship elections in Badagry Local Government, Olorunda, and Badagry-West LCDA.
LASIEC officials announced the results late Saturday at the Local Government Secretariats in Ajara, Iworo, and Kankon, respectively.
In Badagry Local Government, the Returning Officer, Mr. Akinwunmi Lewis, announcing the results at the collation centre, said the APC candidate, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe, polled 27,442 votes, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who scored 1,814 votes, and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) candidate, who scored 308 votes.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes, I hereby declare Mr. Babatunde Hunpe as the duly elected Chairman of Badagry LGA,” Lewis declared.
In Olorunda LCDA, the Returning Officer, Mr. Adegboyega Oladiran, said the APC candidate, Mr. Peter Kumayon, secured a total of 28,799 votes, while the ZLP candidate received 562 votes.
He noted that although the PDP did not field a chairmanship candidate, it recorded 470 votes.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes, I hereby declare Mr. Peter Kumayon as the duly elected Chairman of Olorunda LCDA,” Oladiran said.
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In Badagry-West LCDA, the Returning Officer, Prof. Abiodun Okedeyi from Lagos State University of Education, announced the results at the collation centre in Kankon. He declared that the APC candidate, Mr. Rauf Ibrahim, polled a total of 11,538 votes, defeating his closest rival, the ZLP candidate, who scored 73 votes.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law by securing the highest number of valid votes and scoring at least 5 per cent of the votes in all five polling units, Rauf Ibrahim Yemaren is hereby declared the duly elected Chairman of Badagry-West LCDA,” he said.
In his message to residents after the declaration, Hunpe promised to fulfill all his campaign promises and surpass the achievements of his predecessor.
Also thanking the people of Olorunda for electing him, Kumayon assured residents that their trust in him would not be in vain.
Yemaren also expressed gratitude to Mr. Joseph Bamgbose, the Badagry-West Apex Leader of APC, and Mr. Joseph Gbenu, the outgoing Chairman, for their support. He pledged to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps to continue delivering development.
