1992 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State
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The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Lagos State. Kofoworola Bucknor representing Lagos Central, Bola Tinubu representing Lagos West and Anthony Adefuye representing Lagos East all won on the platform of the Social Democratic Party.[1][2][3][4]
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | NRC | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos Central | Kofoworola Bucknor | SDP | ||||
| Lagos West | Bola Tinubu | SDP | ||||
| Lagos East | Anthony Adefuye | SDP | ||||
Results
[edit]Lagos Central
[edit]The election was won by Kofoworola Bucknor of the Social Democratic Party.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Kofoworola Bucknor | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| SDP hold | ||||
Lagos West
[edit]The election was won by Bola Tinubu of the Social Democratic Party.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Bola Tinubu | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| SDP hold | ||||
Lagos East
[edit]The election was won by Anthony Adefuye of the Social Democratic Party.[12][13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Anthony Adefuye | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| SDP hold | ||||
References
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- ^ "Bola Ahmed Tinubu at 65". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. April 4, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
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- ^ "Personality of the Week: Bola Ahmed Tinubu". The Sun Nigeria. October 7, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ editing (December 24, 2020). "Obasanjo Is From South-East, Senator Adefuye Claims, Afenifere Reacts". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "At 65, I'm a failed politician - Sen. Adefuye". Vanguard News. September 10, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "What late Akhigbe told me about Abiola's death –Senator Adefuye". Punch Newspapers. June 17, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ Lawal, Nurudeen (December 24, 2020). "2023: Afenifere tackles APC chieftain for claiming Obasanjo is an Igbo man". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved August 23, 2021.