{"id":107835,"date":"2015-04-13T13:22:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T13:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=107835"},"modified":"2015-04-13T13:22:59","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T13:22:59","slug":"actor-desmond-elliot-wins-parliamentary-elections-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/04\/actor-desmond-elliot-wins-parliamentary-elections-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Desmond Elliot wins Parliamentary elections in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot has won the bid to represent the people of Surulere constituency 1 at the Lagos State Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>He polled 23,141 votes to emerge winner, defeating Bayo Smith of the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) who came second with 12,546 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The actor took to Facebook to express his gratitude to those who voted for him and also thanked them for believing in him.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ameyawdebrah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/desmond-elliot-wins.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Today marks a new phase in my life as I have officially launched my journey into the Nigerian Politics, firstly I would love to thank the people of Surulere for truly believing in me and my dreams to bringing out new energy and new enthusiasm to our place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elliot continued saying, &#8220;I reaffirm all my promises to you, we have attained victory together and together we shall also attain The Change We Desire. I also want to extend my profound gratitude to everyone who has supported me in this cause, my friends, fans and well-wishers. May God bless you all!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0Sunnewsonline.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot has won the bid to represent the people of Surulere constituency 1 at the Lagos State Assembly. He polled 23,141 votes to emerge winner, defeating Bayo Smith of the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) who came second with 12,546 votes. 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