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2023: Lai Mohammed’s Son, Folajimi Loses Third Term Ticket To Lagos Assembly
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Seyi Lawal Clinches APC Ticket After Defeating Lai Mohammed’s Son, Seven Others
- Vows Not To Disappoint Delegates, APC Faithful And Ikeja Constituency 1
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the third term bid of Mr Folajimi Mohammed to the Lagos State House of Assembly may have crashed as the son of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, lost the APC ticket for Ikeja Constituency 1 to Mr Seyi Lawal.
As the 2023 general elections approach, supporters of Lawal erupted in jubilation as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress House of Assembly Electoral Committee, Comrade Ewuoso Olamide, on Friday declared him the winner of the exercise.
The primary election, which was held at St Peter’s Anglican Primary, Ikeja constituency 1, was conducted under the heavy presence of security personnel with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fully represented.
Nine aspirants contested for the Ikeja constituency 1 APC ticket, and they included: Mohammed, Lawal, Ladapo Oyebiyi, Ismail Balogun, and Taofeek Olorunfunmi, Olabode Akerele, Adegboyega Kuku , Dr Bode Tawak, and Adesipe Adebiyi.
Announcing the result of the primary, Oladunjoye, who chairs the three-man APC Electoral Committee for the constituency, said that Lawal scored 15 votes to defeat the incumbent, Mohammed who polled nine votes.
The other seven aspirants polled no votes at all, while there was one void vote.
Lawal said that 25 ad hoc delegates, drawn from wards in the constituency, were accredited and voted, adding that there was one invalid vote.
In his acceptance speech, Lawal lauded the process that led to his emergence as flag bearer, noting that it was free and fair.
He thanked the leaders of the party for giving the aspirants an opportunity to test their popularity while assuring the members of the constituency of better and quality representation in the house of assembly.
“I thank the delegates, party faithful and the people of Ikeja Constituency 1 for showing their support and l promise not to disappoint them,” Lawal said.
APC is currently holding its house of assembly and House of Representatives primaries across the 40 state constituencies and 24 Federal constituencies in the state.
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Meanwhile, Hon. Adedamola Kasumu won the Ikeja Constituency 2 ticket for a fourth term in the house of assembly.
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