The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Desmond Elliot of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of Lagos State House of Assembly election for Surulere Constituency 1.
The Returning Officer for the election, Dr. O. J. Fenuga, made the declaration in the early hours of Sunday.
“That Elliott Olushola of APC having satisfied requirements of the law is hereby declared winner and is returned elected,” Fenuga said.
According result announced by INEC, Elliott won with 17,837 votes in a landslide victory.
His nearest rival, Adebayo Bode of the Labour Party (LP), polled 7,822 votes, while Thomson Sulaimon of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) received 1,045 votes.
