Ashafa, Tinubu, YAYI Win Lagos Senatorial Seats

According to results announced by the INEC’s returning officer,  Asafa polled 181,221 votes to defeat PDP’s Olabisi Owolabi-Salis, who scored 126,350.

Ashafa won in all the five Local Government s, Epe, Kosofe, Ikorodu, Ibeju Lekki and Shomolu.

In Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola  also known as Yayi (APC) scored 429,765 votes to beat his rival, Segun Adewale of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 372,421 in the nation’s largest senatorial district.

He won in six of the 10 Local Governments, namely Alimosho, Agege, Ifako Ijaiye, Mushin, Badagry and Ikeja to beat his rival with 57,344 votes. He lost in Ojo, Amuwo Odofin, Oshodi /Isolo and Ajeromi /Ifelodun.

But in Lagos Central, Senator Oluremi Tinubu of the APC defeated Dr. Ade Dosumu of the PDP and other contestants in Saturday’s National Assembly polls to retain her seat.

Reacting to his victory at the Lagos East Senatorial election, Senator Ashafa said it was a hard-fought victory and thanked all who supported him.

“I am overwhelmed by your gesture and accept your mandate to represent Lagos East Senatorial District. I emerged winner with about 60 percent of the total votes cast at the election. I accept the challenge to serve you better for another four year.

“We want to make sure that we reform grey areas in our tax system so that companies can actually get the incentives they deserve and bring their jobs back home rather than sending them abroad and to make sure that young people are not crushed by the weight of unemployment, lack of power supply and other infrastructure,” he said.