Lawmaker representing Ondo Central at the Red chambers, Ayo Akinyelure on Monday lost his bid to return to the Senate.
Mr Akinyelure, who is the Senate Chairman, Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition, lost the PDP primary to his opponent, Ifedayo Adedipe.
Announcing the results, Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Bekekhimi Idiarhi said Mr Adedipe had 82 votes, Mr Akinyelure polled 58 votes, while Clement Faboyede scored 57 votes.
Mr Idiarhi said two votes were voided from a total of 199 votes.
The election which was conducted amidst tight tight security was supervised by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Addressing journalists at the end of the election, Mr Adedipe thanked the delegates and leadership of the party for ensuring a free and fair election.
He called on other contestants to see the emergence of Adedipe as a victory for all of them, acknowledging that the task ahead was huge.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr Akinyelure is a two-term senator.
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