Nigerian singer turned politician, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has lost the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat to his opponent from the Labour Party (LP).
Mr Wellington who prior to the elections was optimistic of beating his opponents hands down sadly secured 18,666 of total votes cast while Thaddeus Attah amassed 24,075 of the votes.
Also, the third contender in the fiercely contested elections, Mr Babajide Obanikoro of the APC, had 16, 901 votes.
This is the second time Banky W contested in the Nigerian elections.
His first attempt was in 2019 when after he announced his decision to run for the House of Representatives seat back in November 2018.
In the 2019 elections, he contested the House of Representatives seat under the Modern Democratic Party (MDP) but lost to Ibrahim Obanikoro of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The music star announced that he would be running for the seat again in April 2022, on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Meanwhile, counting is still underway in the just-ended General Elections in Nigeria.
Turnout appears to be high, especially among young people who make up about a third of the 87 million eligible voters.
The election has seen an unprecedented challenge to the two-party system that has dominated Nigeria for 24 years.
The candidates comprise Peter Obi from the previously little known Labour Party, Mr Tinubu from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 15 others.
So far official results from the south-western Ekiti state show a clear victory for ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu in one of his strongholds.
Source: The Independent Ghana