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Adebule wins Lagos West Senate seat

By Shakirah Adunola
28 February 2023   |   3:07 am
Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Idiat Adebule, has been declared winner of the Lagos West Senatorial District election.

Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Idiat Adebule, has been declared winner of the Lagos West Senatorial District election.

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Officer, Prof. Solomon Akinboye, declared the former Lagos deputy governor winner for scoring the highest valid votes.

Adebule polled 361,296 votes to defeat Segun Adewale of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 248,653.

Akinboye of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the election.

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