With the results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections
announced by INEC this evening at 8.53pm, Hon Solomon Olamilekan Adeola
aka Yayi of the APC made history by becoming the first legislator in
Nigeria to be consecutively elected from the state legislature to the
Lower House of the National Assembly and finally to the Senate.
In the announced results declaring Hon. Adeola as winner of the Lagos West
Senatorial District, APC scored a total of 429,765 votes to his beat his
rival Mr. Segun Adewale of PDP who scored 372,421 in the largest
senatorial district in Nigeria.
Hon. Adeola won in 6 of the 10 LGAs of the district namely Alimosho,
Agege, Ifako Ijaiye, Mushin, Badagry and Ikeja to beat his rival with
57,344 votes. He lost in Ojo, Amuwo Odofin, Oshodi /Isolo and Ajeromi
/Ifelodun LGAs.
Amidst wild jubilations among his supporters that kept vigil in his office
since Saturday evening, Hon. Adeola, the chairman of the House of
Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, dedicates his victory to God
and all the good people of his Alimosho Federal constituency that he
presently represent in House of Representatives and the entire people of
Lagos West District adding he will vigorously pursue his legislative
agenda as promised during the campaign for the seat.
Hon. Adeola, a chartered accountant by profession was consecutively
elected to the Lagos State House of Assembly in 2003 and in 2007 to
represent Alimosho State Constituency 2. In 2011, he was elected and is
presently representing Alimosho Federal Constituency, the largest
constituency in Nigeria in the House of Representatives.