PDP CANDIDATE DECLARED WINNER OF IFE BYE ELECTION

‎Dipo Eluwole of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP has been declared the winner of the saturday Bye-election in Ife central state Constituency of Osun state, by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Eluwole polled 5,504 Votes  to beat the candidate of Accord party Abiodun Fanibe who polled 4790 votes , while the candidate of the All Progressives Congressive APC Adetilewa Sijuade  came third with 4,587 votes.

The result was declared by the chief returning officer, Dr Francis Oladimeji.

The Ife central state constituency bye election which held on Saturday April 9 was declared inconclusive informing a run-off  election on sunday April 10.

The bye election which took place in one hundred and sixty-eight polling units of 11 wards in the local government area was characterised by low turn out of Voters, and a pocket of violence  which led to cancellation of votes in two polling units.

After the run-off election, collation of result from the 11 wards was done and the returning officer, Dr Francis Oladimeji declared Eluwole Dipo of the Peoples Democratic Party the Winner of the poll.

The victory of Eluwole at the polls brings the number of PDP Lawmakers in Osun House of Assembly to two, while the All progressives Congress APC has a total of 24 members.

Elewule who dedicated his victory to his constituents, promised a formidable minority in the state legislative house.

 

‎The bye election was conducted to fill the vacancy  created by the death of oladejo makinde of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP on December 27, 2015