Engineer Adeola Adebanjo on Sunday emerged the Labour party candidate for Surulere Federal constituency 1 bye election which holds in February 3, 2024.
At the party primary held at Tejuosho,Surulere,Lagos, Adebanjo defeated the other two contestants by polling 12 out of the 18 votes cast,while his closest rival Dr Adebayo Adefolaseye Adebomi polled six votes, the third aspirant Barrister Kenechukwu Osuji did not get any vote.
The primary election is to vote a representative that will represent the constituency, because the seat became vacant when Hon.Femi Gbajabiamila who was representing the constituency was nominated as Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu.
The primary which was monitored by representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC led Mr.Olugbenga Yakubu,Abejide Dupe Veronica,Bola Adewon, Eve Emuh and Mrs R.A Aliu was held under a tight security,as joint forces of operation Mesa comprising of Police and soldiers stationed their men at the venue of the primary and the adjoining street to forestall breakdown of law and order.
The delegates that voted at the primary, were drawn from the six wards that made up the Surulere federal constituency 1.
According to the secretary of the election management committee Mr.Sam Okpala, who is also the party secretary in the state,he said the decision to pick three delegates from each ward in the constituency was a directive from the national body of the party, and the delegates were chosen at a party congress held last week.
Before the primary each of the aspirants were given two minutes to convince the delegates about their plan for the party and the constituency they aspired to represent.
Declaring Adebanjo winner of the election,the party National organising Secretary Mr Clement Ojukwu, who doubles as the chairman of the primary election, he urged Lagosians and Surulere residents in particular to vote the party candidate in the upcoming by election, assuring them that, he would not let them down.
In his speech after winning the primary,Adebanjo who was also the party candidate for the constituency in the last general elections held February 2023 promised to give the people of the constituency qualitative representation,promising them wealth creation and a good deal for the youth.
