Kunle Adelabu
-Total of 6, 265 residents voted in the election
Despite the fact that the 2021 Local Government elections held across Lagos State were generally
peaceful and fair in Ikorodu Local Government, the exercise was marred by voters’ apathy as residents
largely shunned polling units.
According to the result announced by the Lagos State lndependent Electoral Commission (LASIEC)
Returning Officer (RO) at the Ikorodu Local Government collation centre last night, Mr Olumide Metilelu
Olushola, the former acting Rector, Lagos State Polytechnic and currently the Deputy Rector
(Academics) of the institution, only 6, 265 residents voted across the seven Wards in Ikorodu LG.
The ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) was only able to garnered 4,729 votes while the main
opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 1,497 votes.
Other results announced by the RO are as follows:
Accord – 09 votes
APGA- 01 votes
SDP- 07 votes
YPP – 22 votes
“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, Mr Adesina Ayodeji Wasiu of APC is, hereby, declare winner of the
chairmanship election in Ikorodu local government, having complied with the requirements of the law
and having scored the majority number of votes. The aforementioned is, hereby, elected and returned.
Thank you”, Mr Metilelu declared as the party supporters went into wild jubilation inside the hall.
In the same vein, the APC Councilorship candidates were also returned in the seven Wards.
The Collation Officer (CO), Mr Fakoya Hakeem Owoniyi, announced the results for each of the parties
after collation of the election results from each of the Wards, as follows:
WardA (Olori Eyita)
APC- 519 votes
PDP – 114 votes
YPP – 08 votes
Total votes = 738 votes
Ward B (Aige/ Solomade)
Accord – 002 votes
APC – 702 votes
PDP – 217 votes
YPP – 009 votes
Total votes = 990 votes
Ward C (Isele ward )
Accord – 001 votes
APC – 542 votes
PDP – 259 votes
Total votes =802 votes
Ward D (Itunpate/Itunmoja)
Accord – 003 votes
APC – 895 votes
PDP – 212 votes
SDP – 007 votes
Total votes = 1, 117 votes
Ward E (Aga/Ijomu)
APC – 776 votes
AGAP – 01 votes
PDP – 376 votes
YPP – 01 votes
Total votes =1,054 votes
Ward F (Sholafun/Agbele)
Accord – 02 votes
APC – 545 votes
PDP – 154 votes
YPP – 01 votes
Total votes =702 votes
Ward G (Agura/Gberigbe)
Accord – 01 votes
APC – 679 votes
PDP – 079 votes
YPP – 03 votes
Total votes =762 votes