November 16, has been declared inconclusive by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC).
The election was declared inconclusive by the returning
officer Professor Olayinde Lawal who disclosed that the margin between
Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Dino Melaye of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is lower than the 43,127 registered
voters in 53 polling units of 20 registration areas in the zone where
elections were canceled.
He disclosed that the margin between the candidate of the All
Progressives Congress, Mr. Smart Adeyemi and that of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Senator Dino Melaye is 20,570. Professor Olayinde
Lawal announced that Mr Adeyemi polled a total of 80,118 votes, while
Senator Melaye got 59,548 votes from the seven Local Government Areas in
the senatorial district.
Professor Lawal said INEC will announce a new date for the
supplementary election in the 53 polling units before a winner can be
returned. This came after Senator Dino Melaye rejected the results.