Ex-gov Gbenga Daniel wins senatorial election in Ogun.

Former Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State has won the Ogun East senatorial election.

Daniel is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s senatorial poll in Ijebu and Remo axis of Ogun.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced through the Returning Officer, Prof. Christopher Onwuka, that Daniel secured 115,147 votes to defeat other candidates in the contest for the National Assembly seat.

Daniel won in all the nine local government areas of Ogun East, defeating the PDP which came second with 58,708 votes and the Labour Party that had 13,061 votes.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) polled 1,716 votes, Social Democratic Party (SDP) got 1,151 votes while Allied Peoples Movement (APM) had 857 votes.

Daniel ruled Ogun from 2003 to 2011 under the PDP.