2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State

The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Lagos State. Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central, Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa representing Lagos East and Solomon Olamilekan Adeola representing Lagos West all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.[1][2][3]

Overview

Affiliation Party Total
APC ACN
Before Election 0 3 3
After Election 3 0 3

Summary

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Lagos Central Oluremi Tinubu ACN Oluremi Tinubu APC
Lagos West Ganiyu Solomon ACN Solomon Olamilekan Adeola APC
Lagos East Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa ACN Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa APC

Results

Lagos Central

The two major parties All Progressives Congress and People's Democratic Party registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. ACN candidate Oluremi Tinubu won the election, defeating PDP candidate Dosunmu Adegboyega and other party candidates.[1][4][5][6][7]

2015 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Oluremi Tinubu - -
PDP Adegboyega Dosunmu - -

Lagos East

The two major parties All Progressives Congress and People's Democratic Party registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. ACN candidate Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa won the election, defeating PDP candidate Olabisi Salis-Fakos and other party candidates.[1][8][9][10][11]

[12][13]

2015 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa - -
PDP Olabisi Salis-Fakos - -

Lagos West

The two major parties All Progressives Congress and People's Democratic Party registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. ACN candidate Solomon Olamilekan Adeola won the election, defeating PDP candidate Segun "Aeroland" Adewale and other party candidates.[1][14][15][16][17][18]

2015 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Solomon Olamilekan Adeola - -
PDP Segun "Aeroland" Adewale - -

References

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  2. ↑ "INEC RESULT SHEET 2015 SENATORIAL ELECTIONS". Archived from the original on 2021-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Remi Tinubu wins polling unit". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  5. ↑ "Oluremi - Tinubu, Politician, Senator and Entreprenuer [sic], Nigeria, Personality Profiles". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  6. ↑ "2015: A year of restoration, says Senator Tinubu". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  7. ↑ Legend (2020-11-04). "Oluremi Tinubu Biography (Education, Politics, Career)". NaijaBiography. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Ashafa Win Lagos East Senatorial Seat". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  9. ↑ "Tinubu, Ashafa, Olamilekan Win Lagos Senatorial Contest". 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2021-08-31 – via PressReader.
  10. ↑ "Gbenga Ashafa wins 'Senator of The Year' Award". TheCapital. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  11. ↑ "Tinubu, Adeola wins Lagos Senatorial Tickets As Ashafa Loses |". Naija247news. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  12. ↑ Daily Post Staff (2015-04-07). "Lagos 2015: Ambode will win resoundingly - Senator 'Gbenga Ashafa". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  13. ↑ starconnect (2015-03-31). "Ashafa, Tinubu, YAYI Win Lagos Senatorial Seats". Starconnect Media. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  14. ↑ "I won Lagos-West Senate election, Aeroland insists". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  15. ↑ "LAGOS WEST: ADEOLA aka YAYI MAKE HISTORY WINNING SENATE SEAT". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  16. ↑ "APC sweeps 3 Lagos senatorial seats". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  17. ↑ "Yayi wins Lagos West senate seat". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  18. ↑ "No regrets having Tinubu as godfather – Senator -". The Eagle Online. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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