The Governor of Lagos State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was in the early hours of Monday declared the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, March 18.
The state Returning Officer, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, made the declaration at INEC’s collation centre in Yaba, Lagos, saying, “I hereby declare that Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, having satisfied the requirements of the law by having 25 per cent of the total of the LGAs of the states and also having the highest number of votes cast and meeting the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner. ”
Oladiji is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure.
The PUNCH reports that Sanwo-Olu won 19 of the 20 local government areas in the state by a landslide.
In Lagos Island Local Government Area, Sanwo-Olu polled 37,760 votes; in Apapa, 21,007; Epe 29,614; Agege 35,845; Ajeromi-Ifelodun 39,798; Ikeja 32,273; Mushin 52,249; Surulere 42,451; Ibeju-Lekki 19,369; Ifako-Ijaiye 38,682; Badagry 41,482; Lagos Mainland; 26,021; Alimosho 83,631;Ojo 30,797; Ikorodu 64,697; Kosofe 49,344; Oshodi-Isolo 46,792; Somolu 36,783; and Eti-Osa APC – 25,963.
Sanwo-Olu’s only loss by local government was at Amuwo-Odofin where the candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, polled 34,860 to defeat APC which polled 17,576 votes.
Sanwo-Olu polled 762,124 votes in the election, defeating 15 other candidates to retain his governorship seat in the state. Rhodes-Vivour of LP had the second-highest votes with 312,329 while the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Olajide Adediran, clinched the third-highest number of votes of 62,449.
The candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Olarewaju Jim-Kamal clinched 1,589 votes.
See the results below:
Lagos Island Local Government
APC: 37,760
PDP: 1,783
LP: 1,317
ADC: 143
Apapa Local Government
APC: 21,007
PDP: 2,487
LP:4157
ADC: 121
Epe Local Government
APC: 29,614
PDP: 3,272
LP: 1,515
ADC: 100
Agege Local Government
APC: 35,845
PDP: 3176
LP: 8,486
ADC: 235
Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government
APC: 39,798
PDP: 2,607
LP: 19,821
ADC: 213
Ikeja Local Government
APC: 32,273
PDP: 1,616
LP: 15,174
ADC: 310
Mushin Local Government
APC: 52,249
PDP: 4,006
LP: 11,759
ADC: 312
Surulere Local Government
APC: 42,451
PDP: 2,200
LP: 28,069
ADC: 350
Ibeju-Lekki Local Government
APC: 19,369
PDP: 3,189
LP: 3,785
ADC: 10
Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government
APC: 38,682
PDP: 2,262
LP: 13,020
ADC: 356
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Badagry Local Government
APC: 41,482
PDP: 5,472
LP: 4,863
ADC: 212
Lagos Mainland Local Government
APC: 26,021
PDP: 2,362
LP: 9,999
ADC: 278
Alimosho Local Government
APC: 83,631
PDP: 7,872
LP: 37,136
ADC: 658
Ojo Local Government
APC: 30,797
PDP: 3,899
LP: 19,027
ADC: 191
Ikorodu Local Government
APC: 64,697
PDP: 3,797
LP: 13,207
ADC: 501
Kosofe Local Government
APC: 49,344
PDP: 3,537
LP: 26,123
ADC: 80
Oshodi-Isolo Local Government
APC: 46,792
PDP: 2,515
LP: 24,948
ADC: 258
Somolu Local Government
APC: 36,783
PDP: 3,130
LP: 15,096
ADC: 334
Amuwo-Odofin Local Government
LP: 34,860
APC: 17,576
PDP: 1,809
ADC: 156
ETI-OSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
APC – 25,963
LP 19,967
NNPP – 52
PDP -1,468
Number of votes cast: 48,430
Rejected votes: 1,155
Total votes cast: 49,585.
PUNCH
