Gbajabiamila and Laguda
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Fuad Laguda has been declared winner of the Surulere Federal Constituency 1 Bye-Election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Returning Officer for the bye-election, Simeon Adebayo, who declared the result after the polls held on Saturday, said the APC candidate scored a total of 11, 203 votes.
According to the vote tally announced by the INEC returning Officer, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came a distant second with 278 votes, while the Labour Party came third scoring 240 votes.
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Laguda, a former APC chairman in the Surulere Local Government replaces Femi Gbajabiamila who was appointed Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu shortly after inauguration mid-2023.
Gbajabiamila had won his reelection during the February 25 general election but dropped the seat following his appointment as Chief of Staff.
He was the speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly from 2019 to 2023.
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