Popular Musician, Banky W loses Eti-Osa Reps seat
Popular singer and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Olubankole Wellington a.k.a. Banky W lost Saturday’s election for the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency to Mr Thaddeus Attah of the Labour Party (LP).
Prof Funmilayo Odukoya, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, made this known during the result collation and announcement at the Model Nursery and Primary School, Marwa, Lekki 1.
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According to her, Attah won with 24,075 votes, surpassing his opponents Banky W of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mr Babjide Obanikoro of the APC, who received 18,666 and 16,905 votes, respectively.
Odukoya stated, “That Thaddeus Attah of the LP, having met the legal requirements, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.
She added that the following candidates also received votes: Mr. Oladehin Olufemi of the African Democratic Congress received 1,422 votes; Mr. Azeez Kabirat of the New Nigeria Peoples Party received 414 votes; and Mr. Olasunkanmi Ololade of the Social Democratic Party received 207 votes.
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Prior to the result being announced by the presiding officer, there was chaos between the party agents and INEC officers over the legitimacy of the result.
The agents, including those of the APC and the PDP, refused to accept the results announcement until their complaints were addressed.
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