Ex-Ogun Governor's Son Wins House Of Reps Seat

 

Olumide Osoba, the son of a former governor of Ogun State, Segun Osoba, has won the seat of House of Representatives for Abeokuta North/Odeda/Obafemi-Owode Federal Constituency in the state.

Olumide, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, defeated the candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Micky Kazzim, a serving member of the House of Representatives with 33, 538 votes.

Kazzim had 14, 903 votes to come second while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party came third with 14,313 votes.

The candidate of Action Democratic Party, Rinsola Abiola, one of the daughters of the late winner of the 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola, polled 10,834 to come fourth.

The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Ismaila Salami, declared the results at the collation centre at Unity High School, Ago-Ika, Abeokuta.