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Share With the December 5 Lagos East senatorial district bye-election won by Mr Tokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the stage is set to fill the vacuum created by the demise of Senator Osinowo Adebayo, writes KUNLE ODEREMI. Of the five senatorial districts in states where the bye-election took place on December 5, none commanded more attention than the Lagos East senatorial district. It was the most keenly contested with the background, especially the political antecedents of the two main candidates: Mr Tokunboh Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). From 1999 till date, the zone has had six senators before Abiru won last Saturday, having polled a total of 89, 204 votes to the 11, 257 scored by Gbadamosi. The last senator was Osinowo Adebayo (APC), who died some months ago, necessitating the December 5 bye-election. Though the electioneering was characterised by the usual intrigues an ....