Twelve members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, lost their reelection bid.



Abdulrazaq Balogun (Chief Whip, Surulere 2); Ajibayo Adeyeye (Majority Leader); Mufutau Egberongbe (Apapa 1); Hodewu Suru Avoseh (Badagry 2); Wahab Alawiye-King (Lagos Island 2) and Masha Hakeem Agboola (Lagos Island 1).

Others are: Omowunmi Olatunji-Edet (Oshodi-Isolo 2); Ramota Akinola-Hassan, (Amuwo Odofin 2); Bashiru Oloto (Lagos Mainland 2); Kabir Lawal (Surulere 1); Ahmed Ipoola Omisore(Ifako Ijaiye 2); Adebimpe Akinsola (Ikorodu 2) all lost out to “new comers”.

Olatunji-Edet was defeated by Ladi Ajomale, son of the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Henry Oladele Ajomale.

It was a landslide victory as Ajomale’s son polled 250 votes; Moroof Ojoola polled 58 votes. Olatunji-Edet could only muster 37 votes.

The story was more pathetic for Omisore. He could only muster four delegate votes.

The Ifako-Ijaye Constituency 2 ticket was won by “newcomer” Rasheed Makinde, who polled 103 votes to push former chairman of Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Benjamin Olabinjo, to second place with 93 votes.

In Amuwo Odofin Constituency 2, incumbent Ramota Akinola-Hassan was defeated by another “newcomer”, Wale Raufu.

In Lagos Mainland Constituency 1, former local government chairman Oladele Adekanye, a.k.a. Lado, defeated incumbent Bashiru Oloto.

Nollywood actor Desmond Elliot beat incumbent Kabir Lawal in Surulere Constituency 1.

Twenty-four lawmakers defeated their opponents.

They include Deputy Speaker Kolawole Musbau Taiwo (Ajeromi-Ifelodun Constituency 1); his counterpart in Constituency 2, Abdul Baq Ladi Balogun; Mudasiru Obasa (Agege Constituency 1); his counterpart in Constituency 2, Yinka Ogundimu; Bisi Yusuf (Alimoso Constituency 1); Sikiru Osinowo (Kosofe Constituency 1); Princess Adefunmilayo Tejuoso (Mushin Constituency 1); Dayo Saka Fafunmi (Ifako-Ijaye Constituency 1); Lanre Ogunyemi (Ojo Constituency 2); his counterpart in Constituency 1, Muhibat Rufai-Adeyemi and Moshood Lanre Oshun (Lagos Mainland Constituency 2).

Others are: Olanrewaju Layode (Badagry 1); Olumuyiwa Jimoh (Apapa 2); Sanai Agunbiade (Ikorodu 1); Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti-Osa 2) and his counterpart in Eti-Osa 1, Alimi Ademola; Segun Olulade (Epe 2) and his counterpart in Epe 1, Abiodun Tobun; Deputy Chief Whip Rotimi Abiru (Somolu 2) and his counterpart in Somolu 1, Rotimi Olowo; Omotayo Oduntan (Alimosho 2); Sultan Adeniji-Adele (Amuwo Odofin 1); Mojeed Fatai Adebola (Ibeju-Lekki 1) and his counterpart in Ibeju-Lekki 2, Kazeem Raheem Adewale.

There was a stalemate in Kosofe 2 Constituency and in the rerun which took place yesterday, Majority Leader Ajibayo Adeyeye lost to Tunde Buraimoh.

Adeyeye scored 173, Buraimoh scored 230, Olojo Kosoko one and Olu .COM

BY: BOITI ATAYESE ADEYEMI

Their performance has spoken against them...

temitemi1:
Their performance has spoken against them...

you lie they refuse to pay their share of the loot as fealth to tinubu.

Time for everything in ds life...nothing last forever so let make judicious use of our time...

temitemi1:
Their performance has spoken against them...

you lie. I am very close to one of them. They refuse to pay their share of the loot as fealth to tinubu.