Babajide Sanwo-Olu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Lagos State governorship election.
Announcing the result at the state collation center, Eyitope Ogunbodede, returning officer, said Sanwo-Olu polled 739,445 votes ahead of Jimi Agbaje, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, who polled 206,141 votes.
defeated his closest rival, Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 533,304 votes.
In Epe LGA, where Akinwunmi Ambode, the incumbent governor is from, APC scored 35, 609 votes while PDP polled 6, 464.
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In Apapa LGA where Abgaje hails from, Sanwo-Olu, secured 20,469 votes while the PDP candidate polled 5,959 votes, leaving a gap of nearly 15,000 votes.
A graduate of the University of Lagos, Sanwo-Olu was a commissioner under Babatunde Fashola, a former governor of Lagos.
The results of the state assembly elections are trickling in, with APC maintaining a clear lead.
Agbaje, a pharmacist, has lost his bid for the topmost position for the number one position in Nigeria’s commercial capital, having first run against Fashola in 2007 and Akinwunmi Ambode, the incumbent governor in 2015.
On his part, Ambode is the first sitting governor in the state to serve a term since the return of democracy in 1999.
See details of the result for the Lagos governorship election below.
Lagos: Final official results
Here is the break down of the official results for the governorship election in Lagos state.
Total registered voters. 6,505,512
Accredited voters. 1,006,074
A 4122
AAC 1078
ABP 511
ACD 917
AD 3310
ADC 3544
ADP 4780
AGA 207
AGAP 83
ANDP 140
ANN 389
ANP 359
APA 1906
APC 739,445
APDA 642
APM 194
ASD 187
CAP 237
DA 111
DPC 211
DPP 555
FJP 113
GPN 49
ID 61
JMPP 42
LP 392
MAJA 36
MMN 52
MPN 769
NCMP 60
NCP 712
NPC 1886
PDP 206,141
PPA 548
PPC 617
PPN 234
PRP 153
PT 120
RBNP 73
SDP 277
UDP 151
UPP 108
YDP 148
YPP 1604
ZLP 142
The candidate of the All Progressive Congress Babajide Sanwo-Olu won all local governments in the state finishing with a total of 739,445 votes. He defeated his closest opponent, Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party, who had a total of 206,141 votes with a margin of 533,304.
Congratulations to him.
