Lagos East senatorial district explained

The Lagos East senatorial district in Lagos State, Nigeria covers the local government areas of Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikorodu, Kosofe, and Somolu.[1] The senator currently representing the district is Tokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress who was elected with 87.2% of the vote in 2020.[2] [3]

List of senators

!Senator!Party!Year!Assembly!Ref
Anthony AdefuyeSDP5 December 1992 – 17 November 19933rd
Adeseye OgunleweAD3 June 1999 – 3 June 20034th[4]
Adeleke MamoraACN3 June 2003 – 6 June 20115th, 6th[5] [6]
Gbenga AshafaAPC6 June 2011 – 9 June 20197th, 8th[7] [8]
Adebayo OsinowoAPC11 June 2019 – 15 June 20209th[9] [10]
Tokunbo AbiruAPCDecember 2020 – present9th, 10th[11] [12]

References

  1. Web site: Lagos East Senatorial Zone / District. Manpower Nigeria . 3 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Tokunbo Abiru: INEC declare APC candidate winner of Lagos east senatorial district bye-election. . 6 December 2020 . 3 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Adediran . Ifeoluwa . APC wins big in Lagos East senatorial election. . 6 December 2020 . 3 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Umar . Bature . Lagos Senators Accuse Tinubu of Funds Diversion. . 26 July 2002 . . 3 March 2023.
  5. Web site: Owoseye . Ayodamola . Profiles of Nigeria’s new health ministers Osagie Ehanire and Olorunnimbe Mamora . . 21 August 2019 . 3 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Sen. Adeleke Olurunnimbe Mamora . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183430/http://www.nassnig.org/senate/member.php?senator=92&page=1&state=3 . dead . 3 March 2016 . National Assembly of Nigeria . 3 March 2023.
  7. Web site: Senator Gbenga Ashafa at 65… the Stock of Good Leadership. . 23 July 2020 . 3 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Ashafa loses, Tinubu, Adeola win Lagos senatorial primaries. . 7 October 2018 . 3 March 2023.
  9. Web site: Adediran . Ifeoluwa . UPDATED: Nigerian senator Adebayo Osinowo is dead . . 15 June 2020 . 23 February 2023.
  10. Web site: APC won’t let Nigerians down — Lagos Senator. . 4 August 2019 . 3 March 2023.
  11. Web site: Lagos East senatorial by-election: APC’s Abiru wins in Epe. . 6 December 2020 . 3 March 2023.
  12. Web site: Elegbede . Austin . Bye-election: APC’s Abiru wins Lagos east senate seat. The Cable . 6 December 2020 . 3 March 2023.