The Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Sam Olumekun told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Tuesday said that the voters were those who possessed Permanent Voter Cards in the senatorial district.
The INEC boss said that the registered voters in the Lagos East Senatorial District spread across the five local government areas comprising Somolu, Kosofe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikorodu and Epe. The INEC boss said that the electoral umpire has been able to collate, transmit and declare results of recent elections more accurately and speedily, resulting in a better outcome.
NAN reports that candidates from 12 political parties will be contesting in the forthcoming Lagos East Senatorial bye-election. Others are: Adebowale Ogunlaru, Action Democratic Party ; Adetokunbo Abiru, All Progressives Congress ; Olusola Babatope, Allied Peoples Movement ; Mrs Florence Trautman, Labour Party and Ms Adijat Lawal, New Nigeria Peoples Party .The rest are: Babatunde Gbadamosi, Peoples Democratic Party ; Olakunle Adisa, National Rescue Movement ; Saheed Aluko, Social Democratic Party and Taiwo Temitope, Young Progressive Party .
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