<strong>Alaafin’s son, Akeem, retains Reps seat, Akinola beats incumbent</strong>

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Akeem Adeyemi, one of the sons of the late immediate past Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has won the Atiba/ Afijio/Oyo East/Oyo West Federal Constituency seat for the third time.

Adeyemi, popularly known as SKIMEH, had earlier won the federal constituency seat in 2015 and 2019.

The result was declared at the collation centre for the federal constituency situated within the premises of INEC office in Oyo East Local Government area in Akunlemu area of Oyo.

Adeyemi scored 34, 822 votes to defeat all other candidates who participated in the election.

Also, INEC declared the candidate of APC, Aderemi Oseni, winner of Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency.

Prof. Dayo Akinola, the INEC Returning Officer, announcing the results, said Oseni scored 26, 285 to defeat his closest rival and incumbent, Oluyemi Taiwo of the PDP, who polled 10,988 votes. 

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