Lagos State lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, has lost his re-election bid, as Barakat Bakare-Odunuga secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the 2027 Lagos House of Assembly Election.
Bakare-Odunuga, in a landslide victory defeated Elliot, the incumbent lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency 1, at the APC Primary Election held on Wednesday.
The former aide to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, reportedly won the poll with a total of 11,385 votes as against Elliot’s 270 votes.
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