Prince Sesi Whingah of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been proclaimed the victor of the race for the House of Representatives seat representing the Badagry Federal Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
InEC Returning Officer Prof. Babatunde Adeoye, a lecturer at the University of Lagos, made the announcement on Sunday at the Collation Center in Ibereko, Badagry.
According to the returning officer, there were 227,521 registered voters in the Badagry Federal Constituency, but only 54,081 of them had voting credentials.
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In the National Assembly elections on February 25, he claimed that the APC candidate received 34,970 votes, defeating Mr. Adekunle Lebile of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who received 7,637 votes.
Adeoye said Labour Party polled a total of 7,091, ADC 573 votes and ZLP got 407.
He said that out of the 53,465 total votes cast, 51,135 were valid and 2,330 ballot papers were void.
Sesi Oluwasun Whingah of the APC, who met the legal requirements and received the most votes, was declared the victor and re-elected, he said.
Only nine parties, according to Adeoye, ran for office in Badagry’s three Local Government and Local Council Development Areas.
In the APC primary held in 2022, Whingah defeated Mr. Babatunde Hunpe, the sitting member of the House of Representatives.
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Speaking to reporters shortly after being proclaimed the winner, Whingah claimed that the outcomes demonstrated the level of support the people of Badagry had for him.
The representative-elect dedicated his victory to the citizens of Badagry and vowed to bring democratic benefits to the town.
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