The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared
Princess Adesola Ayoola Elegbeji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Saturday bye – election for Ikenne, Sagamu and Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State.
The bye – election was the first to be conducted in Ogun State by the INEC since the return of democracy in 1999.
The Remo Federal Constituency became vacant following the death of House Representatives Deputy Chief Whip, Otunba Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, popularly called Ijaya. The late APC Reps member died January 15, 2025 after a protracted illness.
However, announcing the final results at the INEC collation centre in Ikenne, the Returning Officer, Prof. Kazeem Olajide Bello, declared that Elegbeji polled a total of 41,237 votes to defeat her closest contender, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, who garnered polled 14, 324 votes.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) scored 289 votes.
Prof. Bello while declaring the winner in the early hours of Sunday, said: “By the powers conferred on me, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes cast, I hereby declared Adesola Ayoola Elegbeji as the winner.”
Final Results from All three LGAs:
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
– The Nation
