Politics

Alao-Akala’s son wins Ogbomoso Rep seat

Olamiju Alao-Akala, the son of late Oyo Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, has won a seat in the House of Representatives.

Akala of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner of Ogbomosho Federal Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for the constituency, Prof. Akeem Salami.

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Olamiju, a former Chairman of Ogbomosho North Local Government, polled 33,268 votes to beat his close rival, Olufemi Onireti of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 27,126 votes.

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