ACN leads in Lagos West senatorial district

The National Assembly election in Lagos West Senatorial District on Saturday, was a contest between the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party. Although the ACN took the lead in many wards in the district, it was followed by the PDP, which also put up a good showing. As at the time of going to press, the total number of votes cast in the district for each of the nine political parties was yet to be announced, but our correspondents learnt that in five of the 10 wards including Ikeja Federal Constituency, the ACN was leading. According to the results announced at the collation centre, of the 3, 181 votes cast at Ward 09 (Ikeja GRA/Police Barracks), the ACN scored 1,844, while the PDP scored 844. Other parties like the Congress for Progressive Change and the All Nigeria Peoples Party scored 255 and 15 respectively for the House of Representatives election. In the senatorial election for the same ward, the ACN scored 1,787, while the PDP scored 800 votes. The Labour Party and the CPC, however, had 74 and 237 votes respectively. In Ward 04 (Airport-Onipetesi-Onilekere), of the 14, 940 registered voters, only 3,607 people cast their votes. Out of this, the ACN had 2,101 votes, the PDP scored 871 votes, while the CPC scored 136 votes in the House of Representatives election. In polling for the Senate in the ward, the ACN scored 2,264 votes, the PDP scored 877, while the CPC scored 148 votes. For Anifowoshe ward, the ACN scored 1,555 votes, the PDP got 970 votes, the LP scored 30 votes, while the CPC scored 80 votes in the House of Representatives election. By Kemi Obasola and Bukola Adebayo Courtesy Of: Punch