Olumuyiwa Adu has won the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party in the primary election into the Akure North/South Federal Constituency of Ondo State.
Adu polled 98 votes to defeat four other aspirants who contested alongside him in the election, Channels Television reported.
The election which was held at a private event centre in Akure, the state capital, commenced with accredited delegates casting their votes.
After the votes were sorted and counted, the chairman of the electoral committee, Amos Fawole, announced the final results, with Adu winning with 98 votes.
His closest rival, Kemisola Adesanya, the only female aspirant, polled 70 votes.
While speaking with newsmen, Fawole said the whole process was free and orderly. He expressed gratitude to the delegates who participated in the primary election noting that the party was primed to win the forthcoming bye-election.
The Akure North/South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives was formerly occupied by Adedayo Omolafe of the PDP, who died in August 2021.
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