Nairabet founder, Akin-Alabi has emerged as the All Progressives Congress, APC’s House Of Representatives candidate for Egbeda/Ona Ara federal constituency.
Akin Alabi won the ticket after the other aspirants, Hon Jenrade, Hon Adewale Ishola and Hon Adio, stepped down for him.
BREAKING: I have just been declared the winner of the primary election after the other contestants, Hon Jenrade, Hon Adewale Ishola and Hon Adio all stepped down for me. I will be APC’s House of Reps candidate for Egbeda/Ona Ara federal constituency next year. Thank you all.
— Oloye Akin Alabi (@akinalabi) October 4, 2018
Recall that insideOYO.com earlier reported that Akin Alabi resigned from the sports betting company to enable him concentrate on his political ambition ahead of 2019.
“In a few weeks, I will be resigning as CEO of NairaBET so I can fully concentrate on my campaign to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives.
“If I lose, my seat will be waiting for me at the head office. Politics is not a do or die affair.“ he tweeted.
Akin Alabi contested the 2015 Egbeda-Ona Ara seat of the House of Representatives’ election under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. But he lost the seat to the ruling All Progressive Congress.
