Three serving members of the House of Representatives from Ogun State have lost their bids to secure return tickets for the 2027 general elections following the conclusion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries held across the state.
The Chairman of the State Primaries Committee, Comrade Phillips Shuaibu, announced the results on Sunday at the APC Secretariat in Abeokuta, declaring winners across the federal constituencies after the exercise.
Among those who failed to clinch the party’s tickets were Hon. Isiaka Akinlade, Hon. Adesola Elegbeji and another incumbent lawmaker, as fresh and returning contenders emerged victorious in the keenly contested primaries.
One of the major highlights of the exercise was the victory of the Chief of Staff to the Ogun State Governor, Dr. Toyin Taiwo, who secured a landslide win in the Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency primary.
Taiwo polled 31,256 votes to defeat his closest rivals. Hon. Isiaka Akinlade garnered 28 votes, while Akintomiwa Gbenga and Femi Adebayo secured 21 votes each.
In Abeokuta South Federal Constituency, the incumbent member, Hon. Afolabi Afuape, retained the party’s ticket with 12,633 votes. Tolupe Phillips scored 760 votes, Akeem Ademolake polled 270 votes, Engr. Abolore Ayodeji secured 215 votes, while Hon. Lanre Edun got 12 votes.
For Odeda/Obafemi Owode/Abeokuta North Federal Constituency, Hon. Olumide Osoba emerged as the consensus candidate through affirmation, securing 45,907 votes.
Similarly, Hon. Adijat Adeleye, the Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs, clinched the APC ticket for Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency with 25,167 affirmative votes.
In Remo Federal Constituency, the State Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Funmilayo Efuwape, defeated three other aspirants with 22,452 votes. Hon.
Adesola Elegbeji polled 16 votes, Ayemeke secured six votes, while Kolade Adeogun got 101 votes.
Also emerging through consensus in Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency was Hon. Olarenwaju Basorun, who secured 17,740 affirmative votes.
In Ijebu Central Federal Constituency, Hon. Rasaq Dada won the ticket with 17,459 votes, defeating Adetomiwa Adetilewa, who polled 891 votes, and Adeola Azeez, who scored 532 votes.
For Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency, Hon. Gboyega Nasir Isiaka secured the ticket with 15,900 votes.
Meanwhile, in the keenly contested Ijebu North/Ijebu East/Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency primary, Hon. Joseph Adegbesan emerged victorious with 18,884 votes, defeating Hon. Rasheed Kashamu, son of the late political stalwart, Buruji Kashamu, who polled 265 votes.
The APC primaries in Ogun State witnessed a blend of consensus arrangements and direct contests, producing both familiar faces and new entrants ahead of the 2027 general elections.
