Mayokun Lawson-Alade, widely referred to as ‘LAAF’, has emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress indirect primary election hung on Tuesday to choose the party flagbearer for the February 26 House of Representatives bye-election in Akure North/South.

Former member of your house of Representatives and Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Hon Ifedayo Abegunde; and former member of the Assembly, Hon. Ademola Adegoroye, to name a few, were beat by Alade, a greenhorn from the Akure South Local Government Area.

He also defeated the previous Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Omowunmi Olatunji-Ohwovoriole; the Senate Director of Administration, Mr. Dennis Fadairo; a previous legislator, Hon. Abiodun Derin Adesida; a member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Sunday Olajide; and a previous lawmaker, Hon. Abiodun Derin Adesida.

Lawson-Alade received 305 votes out of 702, while Olatunji-Ohwovoriole gotten 196 votes, Adegoroye got 66 votes, Olajide got 13 votes, and Abegunde got 56 votes.

Fadairo got 43 votes, Owoyemi 4, Adesida 16 while three votes were nullified.

Mr Nkem Okeke, the outbound Deputy Governor of Anambra State and Chairman of the Committee for the Primary Election, revealed the results, saying, “Based on the electoral process, Mayokun Lawson-Alade emerged as the winner of the elections.”

Following the death of Hon Adedayo Omolafe in August 2021, the House of Representatives seat for Akure South/North ended up being uninhabited.

Full Results

Mayokun Lawson-Alade– 305

Sunday Olajide– 13

Ifedayo Abegunde– 56

Dennis Fadairo– 43

Emmanuel Owoyemi– 4

Abiodun Adesida– 16

Ademola Adegoroye– 66

Omowumi Olatunji– 196

Total votes– 702

Valid votes– 699

Void– 3