By Bunmi Orija
Senator Solomon Adeola popularly known as Yayi has emerged winner of the Ogun West Senatorial District election. The ebullient and thoroughbred grassroot political who has vehemently contributed to the upliftment of humanity, serving as Senator representing Lagos West defeated his close rival with wide margin.
Senator Solomon Adeola who doubles as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, won the keenly contested election by a total vote of 112,887 to his closest rival of PDP, Chief Ganiyu Dada Obanibasiri who scored 60,189. The Labour Party candidate came third with a total vote of 19, 244.
The result was announced by Professor. Oluseye Olusegun Onabanjo of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta at the Oronna Townhall, Ilaro, the Ogun West Senatorial Collation Centre.
Senator Adeola who had won all his five previous elections consecutively made national history by winning again in Ogun West from his present senatorial district of Lagos West making a senator in a state and a senator-elect in another state until the expiration of his current term in June this year.
Senator Adeola had won his party’s primary in Ogun West against the incumbent senator, Senator Tolu Odebiyi by a total vote of 294 against zero for the incumbent in a democratic election that had the presence of the incumbent.