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The former Ondo State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Adegboyega Adefarati has been removed from the published list of House of Representatives members-elect.

Remember that Adefarati was declared the winner of the election for Akoko South West and Akoko South East federal constituencies in Ondo state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Adefarati, the son of former Ondo governor Adebayo Adefarati, received 25,872 votes to defeat Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Gbenga Kolawole, who received 18,403 votes.

Ibukun Emmanuel, the state’s Returning Officer for the National Assembly election, announced the result, saying Adefarati had been elected to the 10th assembly under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
However, Adefarati was not listed as a member of the 10th National Assembly in the newly released list of members elected on Tuesday.


The reason for the delisting, according to INEC, is a February 17 court order that invalidated the party’s primary, which produced Adefarati as the candidate for the constituency.