Adekoya, House Deputy Minority Whip, loses re-election in Ogun

Adekoya, popularly known as “Attacker”, contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s National Assembly election in Ogun.

The candidate, who is the current Deputy Minority Whip in the House of Representatives, failed to return for the third time.

He was defeated by Mr Adegbesan Joseph of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Announcing the results, INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Adeyemi Bamgbose, said that Joseph garnered 35,708 votes to defeat the incumbent, Adekoya, who scored 25,450 votes.