A former Lagos State commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Mr Philip Aivoji, has been declared winner of Sunday’s congress of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Aivoji polled 839 votes to defeat his closest rival Dr. Amos Fawole who scored 816 votes in a keenly contested election.
Chairman of Lagos PDP Congress and Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri announced Aivoji as the winner while releasing the results of the exercise on Monday.
The outcome of the election saw delegates jettisoning the consensus arrangement earlier adopted by the party which would have produced Fawole.
Announcing the results on Governor Diri said six candidates contested the Chairmanship including Aivoji, Fawole; Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, King Okuneye; Niyi Adams and Dr. Abiodun Adebiyi.
Okuneye scored 56 votes; Adams polled 29 votes while Pearse and Adebiyi scored zero votes each.
Douye added: “I will like to use this opportunity to appreciate members of the PDP, Lagos State Chapter. The PDP is one and the same, this is a family election. I believe there is no winner, the winner is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Aivoji who is from Badagry Local Government expressed willingness to work with all the PDP leaders to change the fortunes of the party and prepare it for 2023 electoral victory.
Other elected members included Benedict Tai (Deputy Chairman), Mr Soji Orioye (Secretary); Mrs Idowu Akinsanya (Women Leader); Mr Hakeem Amodu (Publicity Secretary), among others.
