Six reps seats in Lagos lost to PDP

Firstclass newsline has learnt that the APC has lost five House of
Representatives seats to the Peoples Democratic Party and a seat to
the Accord Party in Lagos.
Investigations by our correspondent showed that most of the reps lost
in Igbo- dominated local government areas.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the APC said the love the people of
the South-East have for President Goodluck Jonathan positively
affected the PDP candidates, some of whom had not even been rigorously
campaigning.
In Amuwo Odofin local government, which has a very high Igbo
population, especially in areas like Kirikiri, Satellite Town and
FESTAC, the PDP candidate, Oghene Egboh, who is from the Niger-Delta,
defeated Mr.
the APC candidate,Ganiyu Olukolu
In Ajeromi/Ifelodun, which is one of the most densely populated areas
in Lagos State and is home to Ajegunle (another Igbo dominated area),
the PDP candidate, Mrs. Rita Orji, who also hails from the South-East,
defeated Taiwo Adenekan of the APC.
It was the same in the Igbo-dominated Ojo LG, where the PDP
candidate, Mr. Tajudeen Obasa, won the seat.
Surulere federal constituency 2, which is home to Aguda and a few
Igbo settlements, Mr. Tunji Soyinka of the PDP defeated Mr. Hakeem
Bamgbala of the APC.
Firstclass newsline learnt that apart from the 'Igbo' factor, the
incumbent rep, Mr. Aliyu Kazeem, had been in court with Bamgbala over
the conduct of the primary.
It was learnt that the division within the party gave the PDP the
opportunity to penetrate the community.
An APC leader in Surulere said, "We are still in shock. Haliyu Kazeem,
who is the incumbent, lost the primary in December last year and
refused to work with Bamgbala. He took Bamgbala to court and they are
still slugging it out.
"If they had put things in order, we would not have lost. Bamgbala is
a former chairman of Aguda Local Council Development Area and a good
grass roots politician."
In Mushin federal constituency 2, the APC candidate, Yemi Alli, lost
to Dauda Kako-Aare of the Accord Party.
Kako-Aare, who is the incumbent, lost at the APC primary last December
to Alli and defected to Accord.
Oshodi/Isolo federal constituency 2, the incumbent, Mr. Akeem Munir,
lost to Mr. Tony Nwoolu of the PDP.
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