Financial expert and public servant, Fuad Kayode-Laguda, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Surulere 1 Constituency House of Representatives by-election.
Kayode-Laguda emerged as the candidate by winning the party’s primary election held on Saturday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
The bye-election fixed for February 3, 2024, is meant to replace the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, who represented the constituency before President Bola Tinubu appointed him as his Chief of Staff.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State said it has published the Surulere Federal Constituency I bye-election notice as required by law.
The INEC Public Affairs Officer in the state, Adenike Oriowo, on Friday, said the notice was pasted on Thursday at the commission’s headquarters in Sabo-Yaba for public viewing.
Oriowo said, “The notice has also been posted at the commission’s Surulere Local Government Area Office.
“Section 28 (3) of the Electoral Act 2022 provides that this should be done not later than 14 days before the election.”
