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APC, PDP, Four Others Battle in Lagos Bye-Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cleared six political parties and their candidates for the Ifako Ijaiye Federal Constituency of Lagos State bye-elections scheduled for December 3.
The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by its Secretary, Augusta Ogakwu on Tuesday in Abuja.
The statement also disclosed that four political parties and their candidates were equally cleared for Garki Ward Councillorship of Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, FCT, fixed also for the same day.
The parties and candidates cleared to contest the vacant Ifako/Ijaiye seat of Lagos state in the House of Representatives are Akinwunmi Olaitan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) , and Babatope Akinyele of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Others are Ajiboye Olorunnisomo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Yusuf Fatai of the Action Alliance (AA), Adebayo Akanbi, Alliance for Democracy (AD) and Olugbenga Owolabi of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The seat became vacant following the death of the member who represented the constituency in the house, Adewale Oluwatayo, in July.
The candidates and political parties also cleared for the Garki Ward Councillorship, AMAC, were Hamza Lima (APC) and Danladi Jezhi (PDP).
Others are Ikechukwu Nwabuaja, All Progressive Ground Alliance(APGA) and Sidiku Emmanuel of the National Conscience Party (NCP).
(NAN)
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