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By Lukman Olabiyi
The immediate past Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area, High Chief Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, and Azeez Oladapo Ninalowo have emerged winners of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primaries for Agege Constituencies I and II respectively.
The primaries, held across various wards in Agege on Wednesday, witnessed massive participation by party faithful, stakeholders and supporters.
At the end of the exercise, Egunjobi secured 9,132 votes out of the 10,126 votes cast to clinch the APC ticket for Agege Constituency I, while Ninalowo polled 8,299 votes to emerge winner for Agege Constituency II.
Both aspirants had earlier emerged as consensus candidates during a caucus meeting of the party presided over by the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesday.
Party sources disclosed that Obasa’s endorsement played a significant role in influencing delegates’ voting decisions and boosting confidence in the candidacies of Egunjobi and Ninalowo.
The ward-based primaries were conducted openly, with large numbers of APC supporters identifying with their preferred aspirants.
