2023: Olumde, Osoba's Son Wins APC Reps. Ticket, As His Colleague, Lanre Edun loses to Ex- Commissioner

Abeokuta By Andy BABATUNDE

Published, Saturday, May 28,2022

OLUMIDE BABATUNDE OSOBA (pictured above), son of a former Ogun State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the House of Representatives seat for the third time.

Olumide, the incumbent member of House of Representatives, representing Abeokuta North /Odeda/Obafemi-Owode federal constituency, won the party ticket at the primary conducted at Trinity Secondary School, Ago Ika area of Abeokuta, Friday, May 27.

He polled 118 votes to defeat two other contestants at the primaries.

The two challengers, Taiwo Oludotun, popularly known as Twinny, polled 40 votes and Adegbenga Adeshina had 30 votes.

In the same vein, the recently resigned Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Afolabi Afuape, has also secured the APC ticket for House of Representatives for Abeokuta South federal constituency by defeating the incumbent Lanre Edun.

Lanre Edun (pictured above) and Micky Kazeem had boycotted the venue of the primary which took place at Centenary Hall, Ake, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital city.

Mr Afuape polled 54 votes to defeat Afeez Balogun who scored 20 votes while Sunday Akamo polled only one vote.

The incumbent, Lanre Edun, had zero votes, while Micky Kazeem also had zero votes.