The Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, did not contest any election on Saturday.
So, he could not have been declared winner.
But the election has thrown up another Soyinka, this time, Mr. Olatunji Soyinka, who has won a House of Representatives ticket in Lagos State.
Prof. Ade Ibiwoye, INEC Returning Officer for the Surulere Federal Constituency ll, declared Mr Olatunji Soyinka of PDP winner with 19,950 votes while Mr Lanre Okunlola of APC came second with 17,910 votes.
Ferguson Blessing of (ANP) came third with 628 votes.
”Olatunji Soyinka, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected, ” Ibiwoye said.
