The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday morning, declared Tokunbo Abiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Lagos East senatorial bye-election.
The election was conducted on Saturday with low voter turnout.
According to INEC who announced the results on Sunday morning, the commission said that Abiru obtained a total of 89,204 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Babatunde Gbadamosi of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Gbadamosi secured a total of 11,257 votes to emerge second.
Abiru won in all the five local government areas in the senatorial district.
See results in the five LGAs:
Shomolu
APC: 17,728
PDP: 2,067
Epe
APC: 22,213
PDP: 1,826
Ibeju Lekki
APC: 16,336
PDP: 937
Ikorodu
APC: 19,204
PDP: 3,766
Kosofe
APC: 13,723
PDP: 2,661
