Deputy Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda. Credit: State House
The deputy speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has won the All Progressives Congress House of Assembly primary for Apapa Constituency I.
She polled 2,926 votes to defeat three other candidates in the exercise conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The primaries, held at Ijora Oloye Nursery and Primary School, Ijora, on Wednesday, began around 1:00 pm and was peaceful despite a large turnout.
Delegates and agents had arrived from 9:00 am, while DSS, police and NSCDC personnel provided security at the venue.
