The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Fuad Laguda has coasted home to a landslide victory in Saturday’s by-election in Surulere Federal Constituency I, Lagos.
The main challengers, Adeola Adebanjo (Labour Party) and Jerry Afemighie (Peoples Democratic Party) posed no threat to Laguda’s aspiration.
Declaring the results, the Returning Officer for the bye-election, Prof Simeon Adebayo, said the APC candidate scored 11,203 votes.
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The seat was declared vacant following Femi Gbajabiamila‘s resignation to become the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu.