Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, held its primary to elect Jerry Afemikhe as its candidate for the House of Representatives bye election holding in Surulere federal constituency 1, on February 3 to fill the seat vacated by former Speaker, Femi Gbajamiala.
Gbajabiamila is currently serving as the Chief of Staff (COS) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Afemikhe popularly called Olori Odo emerged victorious, polling 17 votes from a total of 18 accredited Ad-hoc delegates in a free and fair process conducted by the party’s electoral committee led by Mohammed Mainasara Ahmed and monitored and supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials and security agencies.
Members of the State Executive Committee (SEC) of the party led by the State Secretary, Soji Orioye were also on ground to witness the primary.
Afemikhe will be contesting against the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fuad Laguda and that of the Labour Party (LP), Adeola Adebanjo, among others.
Speaking after his victory, Afemikhe expressed his commitment to serve all the communities under Surulere Federal Constituency 01.
He promised to deploy his experiences to offer dynamic leadership in addressing the diverse needs of the constituency.
Afemikhe added that he would work in line with his campaign slogan tagged: “Join me, Let’s empower our people,” urging the good people of the constituency to join hands with him to enable him deliver the dividends of democracy.
