APC Primary: Desmond Elliot Loses Re-Election Ticket To Odunuga-Bakare

Desmond Elliot, the incumbent lawmaker for Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, has been defeated in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries by Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, who previously served as Lagos State Special Adviser on Housing.

Odunuga-Bakare, backed by the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday recorded a sweeping victory over Desmond Elliot.

While Odunuga-Bakare secured a total of 11,385 votes, the Nollywood actor cum politician polled 270 votes across the wards in the constituency.

The primaries witnessed a massive turnout of APC members, and a breakdown of the results from the various wards showed overwhelming support for Odunuga-Bakare.

At Akinhanmi/Cole Ward, she polled 2,191 votes while Elliot secured 82 votes.

In Yaba/Ojuelegba Ward, Odunuga-Bakare won 980 votes against Elliot’s three votes.

At Gbaja Stadium Ward, she recorded 523 votes while Elliot failed to secure any votes.

However, Elliot recorded his strongest performance at Shitta/Ogunlana Ward, where he polled 270 votes, while Odunuga-Bakare secured 169 votes.

At Owolewa Open Field, Off Randle Avenue, Odunuga-Bakare garnered 1,956 votes while Elliot secured 10 votes.

In Iponri/Eric Moore Ward, Odunuga-Bakare polled 1,805 votes while Elliot got six votes.

Recall that Desmond Elliot was first elected into the Lagos State House of Assembly to represent Surulere Constituency I during the April 11, 2015, general elections and has served multiple terms in the Assembly.