Politics
2023 Elections: Labour Party’s Thaddeus Attah trounce Banky W, as he wins Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat
INEC has declared Mr Thaddeus Attah of the Labour Party (LP) as the winner of the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives.
Prof Funmilayo Odukoya, who is the INEC Returning Officer, made the declaration on Sunday at the Collation Centre, Lagos State Model Nursery and Primary School, Marwa, Lekki 1.
Attah won with 24,075 votes, beating his counterparts, Mr Olubankole Wellington (Banky W) of the PDP, who had 18,666 votes, and Mr Babjide Obanikoro of the APC who had 16, 901 votes.
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“That Thaddeus Attah of LP, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared winner and is returned elected; signed by me.“ Odukoya said.
She said that other candidates received the following votes: Mr Oladehin Olufemi, African Democratic Congress, 1,422 votes; Mr Azeez Kabirat of New Nigeria Peoples Party, 414 votes, and Mr Olasunkanmi Ololade, Social Democratic Party, 207 votes.
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