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Bankole delivers poling units for Abiodun

By Gbenga Akinfenwa, Abeokuta
19 March 2023   |   3:00 am
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole has delivered two polling units for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun.

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole has delivered two polling units for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun.

Bankole, the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in 2019 later joined the APC.

The former Speaker whose father’s house is located at Oluwo, Onikolobo, Abeokuta, delivered the polling unit for the APC, he also delivered his village.

The results from unit 13 Ward 1, Iporo Bankole village, Sanyaolu-Olobe, Odeda- lga in Odeda Local Council, showed that APC defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with 34 votes to 16.

Also at a polling unit 8 ward 14, Oluwo in Abeokuta-South local council area, Bankole won for Abiodun as APC polled 96, while PDP polled 68.

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