Winner of the Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency 1 election, Dr Bashiru Dawodu, has paid a courtesy visit to a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo.
In a video shared by the NURTW leader on Instagram on Saturday, Dawodu is seen presenting his certificate of return to MC Oluomo who supported him during campaign.
Dawodu got 11,435 votes to unseat PDP member, Hon. Mutiu Shadimu with 9,343, who is currently occupying the position.
MC Oluomo and Dawodu are seen in the video smiling and holding the certificate for photographs as MC Oluomo says “May be after this, we will be going to the Senate by God’s grace.”
Dawodu is a paediatrician once based in Camilla, Georgia, US. He got his medical degree from the University of Lagos College of Medicine and had been praticising his profession for over 20 years.
Before election proper, Dawodu, in collaboration with a U.S. group, Eko Club Atlanta, organised a two-day free medical checkup for residents, commuters, traders and businessmen/women in Oshodi community.