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Igbo Lawmaker In Lagos Assembly Warns Oppositions Against Truncating Democracy
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Igbo Lawmaker In Lagos Assembly Warns Oppositions Against Truncating Democracy

A two-term Lagos lawmaker from Igbo extraction, Jude Idimogu, has warned politicians against the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the February 25 Presidential election must avoid actions capable of truncating the country’s democracy. Idimogu, representing Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Saturday in Lagos that aggrieved politicians must be cautious so as not to let down the roof. The lawmaker, also Deputy Apex Leader, Ndigbo in Lagos State APC, was reacting to politicians kicking against the planned inauguration of the President-elect on May 29. Idimogu described as unfortunate the televised comment by the Labour Party’s Vice Presidential Candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed that Nigeria didn’t have President-elect y...
APC Sweeps Governorship Elections In Ogun, Kwara, Lagos, Others
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APC Sweeps Governorship Elections In Ogun, Kwara, Lagos, Others

OGUN STATE Abiodun Wins Ogun Governorship Election The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been declared winner of the Ogun State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the Abiodun winner of the governorship election held on Saturday after polling 276,298 votes. Abiodun defeated the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the state, Oladipupo Adebutu, who polled 262,383 votes and 12 other candidates. Abiodun defeated Adebutu with 13,915 votes. The returning officer of the governorship election in the state, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, declared Abiodun at the collation centre of the commission in the state. Adebowale said a total of 2,688,305 was the total registered voters while accredited voters were 666,406 ...