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Samson Folarin

No fewer than 13 members of the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State have reportedly indicated interest in contesting for the by-election to fill the Lagos East Senatorial District at the Senate.

The former occupant of the position, Bayo Osinowo, died on June 15, 2020 after a brief illness said to be connected with COVID-19.

Our correspondent learnt that among leading candidates for the position in the APC are a former Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode; a former occupant of the position, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, a former House of Representatives member, Dayo Alebiosu-Bush, a former Lagos commissioner, Tola Kasali; and the Director General of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri.

For the PDP, the leading candidates include a former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party, Babatunde Gbadamosi; the last PDP flag bearer for the position, Princess Abiodun Oyefusi; and a public relations expert, Adedipe Shobajo.

The spokesperson for the Lagos PDP, Taofik Ganiu, said his party would ensure it fielded the best candidate.

He said, “What is operating in the PDP Lagos now is that we are set for any election. For the Lagos senatorial district by-election, we want to field our strongest candidate who will not be rejected by Lagosians. There are seven aspirants already.

“We are also happy to note that a lot of the APC chieftains are making plans to have us as a platform. We are aware that the APC national body is endorsing somebody and other aspirants are aggrieved. So, our doors are wide open for them to take advantage of it.”

Ganiu said the greatest asset of his party was its plan to end godfatherism in Lagos, adding that the coming by-election would be an opportunity for the PDP to showcase its best hands before claiming the state come the 2023 general elections.

However, the APC spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, said the ruling party was still mourning the death of Osinowo, aka Pepper.

He said, “At the level of the party, nothing is happening now. It’s barely two weeks that we lost Pepper. Humanity should come into play here irrespective of anybody’s ambition. So, nothing is happening.

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Even Abike Dabiri want carry her Tribalism go Senate to infest the remaining 1 percent sane mind.

Ambode deserve any position for his loyalty to d APC

I will prefer Ambode

Osagyefo98:
Even Abike Dabiri want carry her Tribalism go Senate to infest the remaining 1 percent sane mind.

Yet ur geopolitical zone taught Nigerian tribalism, unaccomodating and intolerant yet selfishly invading people space

Drchristian:
Yet ur geopolitical zone taught Nigerian tribalism, unaccomodating and intolerant yet selfishly invading people space

Go back and answer my question completely before moving to new one.

Go and get more links..and add to the ones you dropped as fast possible.

Hmm �

ambo no get shame. after he done suck lagos dry

At the end of the day just one person will occupy late Oshinowo,s seat

Person wey die don go na life go continue as usual, but I thought they said Ambode fled the country Na

Mc Oluomo has a better chance of becoming a Senator than Ambode.

Ambode is from epe, can't work

We should all learn from this, you that God place in higher position and you are feeling important the day you died, another person replace your post asap.
Don't be too busy to care for your family and friends and enjoy yourself to the fullest and always carry the less privilege along.

and let the brown teeth Jagaban drug dealing vagabond Tinubu continue his hostility on the COAT (coward of all time) Ambode the fat clown

That is it! When you die, life moves on. Folks kill themselves to replace you. Make sure you cherish every moment of your life here on Earth, and do not allow anybody to make it an unhappy experience.

Ambode deserves this, a loyal party man

Traitors forming Anti Godfatherism should suffer pain, while loyal men should get rewarded


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I pray ambode gets this position

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Ambode won

Ambode should get that ticket.His response to the whole governorship saga was mature.He never asked for the death of the senator,but as it stand's now he should profit from his demise.

Gebolied654:
Good one

Scammer

See their thick heads

Ambode is wasting his time, because he can't maintain the bullion van at Bourdillon.
Lest we forget, Ambode is the S. I unit for cowardice

Life is funny

itsme01:



Ambode deserves this, a loyal party man

Traitors forming Anti Godfatherism should suffer pain, while loyal men should get rewarded


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Present deputy Gov is from Epe

Ambo Ambo...

Drchristian:
Ambode deserve any position for his loyalty to d APC

They may give to Ambode to cancelled the edo is not Lagos that is portraying tinubu as a wicked godfather