Nigerian music executive, Oluwole Bankole, popularly known as Banky W has lost his quest to secure a seat at the Federal House of Representatives.
This is as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Labour Party candidate, Thaddeus Attah, the winner of the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat in Saturday’s election.
According to Prof Funmilayo Odukoya, the INEC Returning Officer, Attah polled a total of 24,075 votes to defeat his main rival, entertainer, Olubankole Wellington aka Banky W of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who gathered 18,666 votes, and Mr Babjide Obanikoro of the APC, who had 16, 901 votes.
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Ben Ayade loses senatorial election in Cross River
Governor Ben Ayade has lost his bid to return to the Senate following his defeat by the incumbent senator representing Cross River North, Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe.
Ayade who was in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, lost the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday with 56,595 votes against Agom-Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 76,145 votes.
