On Tuesday, Sharafadeen Alli, a former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, was elected as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate in Oyo South.
Mr Alli was declared the winner of the Oyo South rerun primaries conducted at the Le Chatteau Events Centre in Ibadan.
According to report, Mr Alli received 185 votes to defeat his closest challenger Kolapo Kola-Daisi, who received 145 votes.
Kola Balogun, the current senator for Oyo South, received 84 votes, while Abimbola Adekanmbi, a former Commissioner for Finance under late Governor Abiola Ajimobi, received 72 votes.
Mr Alli, the present Maye-Balogun of Ibadanland, is a former Chief of Staff to former Governor Rashidi Ladoja.