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Gbadamosi: What Next After Two Defeats?

WALE ELEGBEDE writes on the aftermath of the Lagos East senatorial by-election and what it portends for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Babatunde Gbadamosi

With the outcome of last weekend’s Lagos East senatorial byelection, Babatunde Gbadamosi, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), must be suddenly somber over the result and possibly asking why and where he got it wrong again.

The name, Babatunde Gbadamosi, is not totally strange in Lagos State, especially among social media users. As at the last count, he has over 50,000 followers on his @BOGbadamosi Twitter handle.

But his name gained traction again just after the demise of the lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Bayo Osinowo, on June 15.

Gbadamosi became one of the politicians’ to be prepped up within his party, the PDP, to replace the late Osinowo, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the notice for a by-election to fill the Lagos East vacant seat.


After the usual political horsetrading, Gbadamosi emerged candidate of the party and contested the election last Saturday against the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, but lost scandalously as he polled 11,257 votes against the APC candidate’s 89,204 votes.

The defeat, notwithstanding, the nature of the election, turned out to be the second time Gbadamosi would be floored by the APC in an election within 21 months.

ChoCho54:
There's never been PDP in Lagos.

Next idiot please...

treasure2:
https://www.newtelegraphng.com/gbadamosi-what-next-after-two-defeats/

ChoCho54:
There's never been PDP in Lagos.

Next idiot please...

golddare:
He will win when the tsunami that will erode the APC from governorship and may be presidency, if the PDP can get a good candidate for governorship by putting politics asides otherwise he can join them after all their is no difference between APC or PDP.

Whiteshield:
You are very very ignorant about Lagos politics.

jaxxy:
He can still become Lagos state governor after 2 defeats. How many defeats did Buhari have? Exactly.

Apc shud know better