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PHOTOS: APC’s Adesola Elegbeji wins Ogun bye-election with 41,237 votes
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Adesola Ayoola Elegbeji, as the duly elected winner of the Ikenne, Sagamu, Remo North Federal Constituency by-election held on Saturday, 16th August 2025, in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria.
Announcing the final results at the INEC collation centre in Ikenne, the Returning Officer, Prof. Kazeem Olajide Bello, said Elegbeji polled a total of 41,237 votes to defeat her closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 14,324 votes.
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) garnered 289 votes.
Prof. Bello, while announcing the winner in the early hours of Sunday, declared Elegbeji the winner.
The Returning Officer stated, “By the powers conferred on me, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes cast, I hereby declare Adesola Ayoola Elegbeji as the winner.”
Final results from all three LGAs:
Ikenne LGA
Accredited voters: 17,477
APC – 10,227
PDP – 5,595
ADC – 73
Remo North LGA
Accredited voters: 9,374
APC – 8,052
PDP – 992
ADC – 37
Sagamu LGA
Accredited voters: 32,574
APC – 22,958
PDP – 7,737
ADC – 179
With this declaration, the winner from the All the Congress, APC, Adesola Ayoola Elegbeji, is expected to receive a certificate of return from INEC in due course.
Other returning officers who took part in the collation process were Prof. Richard Abayomi Sobayo (Sagamu), Dr. Akeem Adekunle Makinde (Ikenne), and Dr. Matthew Wheto (Remo North).
The returning officer explained that, at Ikenne local government, APC scored 10,227 and PDP got 5,595, while at Remo North local government, APC garnered 8,052 and PDP 992, and at Sagamu local government, APC won with 22,958, with PDP scoring 7,737.
”That Elegbeji Adesola Yetunde Ayoola of APC, having satisfied the requirements of law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Prof. Bello said.
Speaking with Voice of Nigeria after the announcement of the results, Princess Elegbeji thanked the electorate for coming out en masse and promised to continue the legacy of the late Adewunmi Onanuga.
“I’m impressed with the turnout of voters. The people want continuity. They want me to continue with what “Ijaya” is doing in the constituency. I thanked them for coming out in large numbers. “I promise I wouldn’t disappoint them,” she said.
The by-election became vacant following the death of the lawmaker representing the constituency, Adewunmi Onanuga.
Onanuga, the then Deputy Chief Whip of the Federal House of Representatives, died on January 15, 2025, after a brief illness.
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