Desmond Elliot, Nollywood star wins Lagos State Assembly seat
byNjoku Christian C.-
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The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Nollywood star, Desmond Elliot,
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as winner of the
Surulere 1 state Constituency election in Lagos State.
Desmond Elliot, Nollywood star wins Lagos State Assembly seat (@SaharaReporters)
The Returning Officer, Dr Bolajoko Dixon-Ogbechi from the
University of Lagos, made the declaration on Sunday, at the Surulere
Local Government Collation Centre in Lagos.
She said Elliot emerged winner with 15,357
votes, while Mr Benjamin Olasunkanmi, candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) came second with 3,628 votes.
”That Desmond Olusola Elliot of APC,
having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest
number of votes, is hereby declared winner and is returned elected.”
According to her, Mr Shitta-Bey
Oluwarotimi of Alliance for Democracy (AD) came third with 116 votes; Mr
Dawodu Oluwaseyi of Accord Party came fourth with 65 votes while Mr
Makanjuola Olaseni of YP came fifth with 59 votes.
