A three-time governorship candidate in the state, Gboyega Isiaka, has been declared winner of the Egbado-North and Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency election.
Isiaka, popular known as GNI in Ogun politics was the governorship candidate of the People’s Party of Nigeria in 2011, 2015, and African Democratic Congress in 2019, but failed on all 3 occasions to become the governor of the state.
But, in 2023, GNI won the APC primary election for the House of Representatives seat and was declared the winner of the election on Sunday.
He was declared the winner of the election conducted on Saturday by the Returning Officer, Prof. Idowu Adeosun, at the collation centre located at Omidokun Hall, Ayetoro, in Egabdo North Local Government Area.
Adeosun announced that Isiaka scored a total vote of 29,543 while his closest rival Olusoji Titus Eweje of PDP polled 17,760 votes.
Meanwhile, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Egbado-south Ipokia federal constituency, Abiodun Akinlade, has been declared the winner of the election.
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The Returning Officer, Prof Ola Jacob, announced Akinlade, the candidate of the APC, as the winner.
He said Akinlade scored 26, 171 to defeat the PDP which polled 22, 573.