…as Hon Ayodeji Arowele crashes out despite having highest votes
Adebayo Adenrele
Engineer Kayode Ijalana has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for the Owo/Ose Federal Constituency.
According to the official results released at the end of the primary, Hon. Ayodeji Arowele Samuel initially recorded the highest number of votes with 9,690 votes but were declared invalid because he was not cleared by the party’s Screening Committee ahead of the election.
Following the disqualification of Arowele’s votes, Ijalana, who secured 7,098 votes, was subsequently declared winner and returned elected as the APC candidate for the constituency.
Other aspirants in the keenly contested primary included Olatayo Aribo, who scored 896 votes; Nuel Elehinde with 248 votes; Abiola Oshodi with 181 votes and Timilehin Adele gbe with 137 votes.
Also in the race were Gani Rotimi A., who polled 75 votes; Abebi Adeniseun with 73 votes; Bukunyi Olagbegi with 40 votes and Adetula Ajibola with 39 votes while Akinyemi Olayemi and Olalekan Olotu recorded no votes.
