Politics

Senate spokesperson loses senatorial seat to PDP in Osun

The Senate spokesperson, Sen. Ajibola Bashiru, on Sunday, lost his bid for re-election into the upper chamber of the National Assembly from Osun Central on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Senate spokesperson lost to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fadeyi Olubiyi.

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Ibrahim Usman, who announced the result in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Sunday, said Olubiyi polled 134, 229 votes to defeat Bashiru, who scored 117, 609 votes.

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For Osogbo Federal Constituency, the INEC returning officer, Dr Isiaq Egbewole, announced the PDP candidate, Adewale Muruf, as the winner.

The returning officer said Muruf polled 71,677 votes to defeat Abosede Ogo-Oluwa of APC, who scored 58,992 votes.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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