The winners are two sitting members of the House of Representatives
and Peoples Democratic Party have shared the two House of Representatives’ seats declared in Oyo State after Saturday’s supplementary elections.
Jacob Olaniyi, the returning officer, announced Mrs Akande-Sadipe as the winner in Ibadan, at the end of the supplementary election held in two polling units in the constituency. The returning officer said, “that Tolulope Akande-Sadipe of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared winner and is returned elected.”
The electoral body declared the election held on 25 February inconclusive following the malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines and cases of over-voting in the affected two polling units.Mr Agboworin, who is also the current occupant of the seat, was declared elected after he polled 28,111 votes to win the supplementary election.
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