Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has dethrones the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, winning the Presidential elections in Lagos, his (Tinubu’s) home State.
Though Tinubu won more local governments, Obi defeated him with the majority of the votes cast.
All the results of the 20 Local Government Areas (LGA) have been declared. Tinubu won in 11 while Obi won in nine LGAs.
The LGAs won by Tinubu include Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Surulere and Mushin.
Obi on the other hand won Eti-Osa, Amuwo Odofin, Ikeja, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Alimosho, Ojo and Somolu.
With the results declared, Obi polled 582,454 while Tinubu scored 572,606 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, came third with 75,750 votes.
The results was announced by the INEC Returning Officer for the State, Professor Adenike Oladiji.
Details of the results:
Total Number of Registered Voters – 6,942,885
Accredited Voters- 1,347,152
APC- 572,606
APGA -2,316
LP – 582,454
NNPP -8,442
PDP- 75,750
Rejected Votes – 64,278
Total Valid Votes – 1,271,451
Total Votes Cast – 1,335,729