PDP candidate declared winner of ife by-election.

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ife Central State Constituency Dipo Eluwole, has won the by-election conducted to fill the vacant seat at the Osun State House of Assembly.

The by election was conducted on Saturday but the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the poll inconclusive because results from two polling units were cancelled and a rerun election was conducted on Sunday.

The PDP candidate scored 5,504 votes at the end as the candidate of the Accord Party, Olusegun Fanibe came second with 4,790 votes while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tilewa Sijuwade came third with 4,587 votes.

The AP’s candidate, who recently defected from the PDP, put up a strong show in the poll to  spoil the chances of his former party.

With the victory, the PDP retains the two seats it earlier won during the general election in. 2015,

The seat became vacant following the death of the Minority Leader, Mr. Oladejo Makinde of the PDP on December 27, 2015.