Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu is heading for a landslide victory in the Governorship election conducted in the state on Saturday, 18 March, 2023
The state Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared results from 19 out of the 20 local governments in the state with the outstanding result from Eti-Osa Local Government being expected.
Rerun election is being held in 10 polling units in Eti-Osa Local Government where elections were postponed on Saturday, 18 March, 2023.
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Mudasiru Obasa, (APC) has been declared winners of the Agege constituency 1 in the State.
In the 19 local governments declared so far, Sanwo-Olu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have won in 18 while the Labour Party and its candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour won only in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government.
As at the time the collation of results was adjourned, Sanwo-Olu and APC have polled 720,555; the Labour Party scored 287,595 votes while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Abdul Azeez Olajide Adediran polled 60,934 votes.
In Lagos Island LGA, APC polled 37,760 votes, PDP scored 1,783 votes, LP garnered 1, 317 votes while other political parties in the contest polled less than 150 votes each.
In Apapa LGA, APC polled 21, 007 votes, LP garnered 4,157 votes, PDP scored 2,489 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 200 votes each.
In Epe LGA, APC polled 29, 614, votes, LP garnered 1,515 votes, PDP scored 3,272 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled l00 and below votes each.
In Agege LGA, APC polled 35, 845 votes, LP garnered 8,486 votes, PDP scored 3,176 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 250 votes each.
In Ajeromi-Ifelodun LGA, APC polled 39,798 votes, LP garnered 19,821 votes, PDP scored 2,607 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 250 votes each.
In Ikeja LGA, APC polled 32,273 votes, LP garnered 15,174 votes, PDP scored 1,616 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 350 votes each.
In Mushin LGA, APC polled 52,249 votes, LP garnered 11, 759 votes, PDP scored 4,006 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 350 votes each.
In Surulere LGA, APC polled 42,451 votes, LP garnered 28, 069 votes, PDP scored 2,200 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 400 votes each.
In Ibeju-Lekki LGA, APC polled 19, 369 votes, LP garnered 3,785 votes, PDP scored 3,189 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 150 votes each.
In Ifako-Ijaiye LGA, APC polled 38, 682 votes, LP garnered 13,020 votes, PDP scored 2,262 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 400 votes each.
In Badagry LGA, APC polled 41,482 votes, LP garnered 4,863 votes, PDP scored 5,472 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 220 votes each.
In Lagos Mainland LGA, APC polled 26,021 votes, LP garnered 9,999 votes, PDP scored 2,362 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 300 votes each.
In Alimosho LGA, APC polled 83,631 votes, LP garnered 37, 136 votes, PDP scored 7,872 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 700 votes each.
In Somolu LGA, APC polled 36,783 votes, LP garnered 15,096 votes, PDP scored 3,130 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 400 votes each.
In Ojo LGA, APC polled 30,797 votes, LP garnered 19,027 votes, PDP scored 3889 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 200 votes each.
In Ikorodu LGA, APC polled 64,697 votes, LP garnered 13,207 votes, PDP scored 3,797votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 600 votes each.
In Kosofe LGA, APC polled 49,344 votes, LP garnered 26,123 votes, PDP scored 3,537 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 700 votes each.
In Oshodi-Isolo LGA, APC polled 36,792 votes, LP garnered 24,948 votes, PDP scored 2,515 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 300 votes each.
In Amuwo-Odofin LGA, APC polled 17,576 votes, LP garnered 34,860 votes, PDP scored 1,809 votes, while other political parties in the contest polled less than 200 votes each.
Meanwhile, with Obasa’s emergency as the winner in Saturday’s Lagos Assembly poll, the Speaker has won the Agege constituency I seat for six consecutive terms.
In Agege, the Returning officer, INEC, Lookman Adedeji, declared Obasa winner after polling 17,214 votes which were over 13,000 higher than his closest follower, the Labour Party candidate, Raheem Alani who recorded 3,933 votes after the collation exercise.
